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Scottish Essayist Thomas Carlyle Elaborates His Views

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The Scottish love their country and culture. When you read the works of famous essayist Thomas Carlyle, you experience the Scottish pride beaming through his words. Through famous Thomas Carlyle quotations, read the mind of this Scottish gentleman.

Work
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Optimism
Every noble work is at first impossible.

Music
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Enthusiasm
Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

Seeing
Stop a moment, cease your work, and look around you.

Courage
The block of granite, which was an obstacle in the path of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the path of the strong.

Courage
The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

Life
The idea is in thyself. The impediment, too, is in thyself.

Knowledge
What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.

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