Thomas Carlyle Quotes

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.

Thomas Carlyle

Quotes to Explore

I wrote my first novel in eighth grade for a boy named Kenny on whom I had an unrequited crush and who sat behind me in social studies.

Kate Christensen
- Boy
- Social
- Novel
When we were subjected to a vicious character assassination campaign orchestrated by senior White House officials and championed by their allies in the right-wing echo chamber, Hillary reached out to us. Her counsel during that tumultuous period was as timely as it was wise.

Valerie Plame
- Character
- House
- Period
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Napoleon Hill
- Men
- Doubt
- Wise
The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

E. W. Howe
- May
- Man
- Wise
This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's all the tradition.

Omar Sharif
- Character
- Wise
- Advice
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.

H. L. Mencken
- God
- Universe
- Imagination