Thomas Carlyle

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#deeper #essence #far #head #heart

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#between #cowardly #fight #own #quarrel

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#genius #infinite #infinite capacity #pains #taking

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#being #capable #created #culture #person

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#axis #brushed #clings #entirely #ever

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#like #man #rudder #ship #without

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#converted #conviction #into #unless #worthless

A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections and riches of the mind. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#consists #felicity #fortune #inward #man

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

— Thomas Carlyle

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