Thomas Carlyle

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#heart #joy #joyous #kindness #laugh

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#achieve #achievement #course #desires #develop

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

— Thomas Carlyle

#ask #blessed #blessedness #found #him

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

— Thomas Carlyle

#angels #said #speech #well

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#builds #like #nothing #self-confidence #self-esteem

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#diamond #dust #heaven #jewels

No pressure, no diamonds. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#no pressure #pressure

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#always #cause #hopes #mind #strong

Every noble work is at first impossible. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#every #first #impossible #noble

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#hard #hard work #how #less #much