Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flow

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. – Thomas Carlyle

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When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. – Thomas Carlyle

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Silence
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If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? – Thomas Carlyle

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Truth
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The first duty of man is to conquer fear he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then. – Thomas Carlyle

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I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has no bottom. – Author Unknown

You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man. – Seth Parker

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. – Malayan Proverb

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. – Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult. – Plutarch

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It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesnt, and when it does, we may well reject it. – Bernard Berkowitz

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