9 Thomas Carlyle Quotes on Action

Thomas Carlyle quotes on action

13. This great maxim of Philosophy he had gathered by the teaching of nature alone: That man was created to work, not to speculate, or feel, or dream.

20. Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

40. Be not the slave of Words.

50. 'Do the Duty which lies nearest thee,' which thou knowest to be a Duty! Thy second Duty will already have become clearer.

63. The All of Things is an infinite conjugation of the verb To do.

67. We must get rid of fear.

83. A man lives by believing something; not by debating and arguing about many things.

86. The suffering man ought really to consume his own smoke; there is no good in emitting smoke till you have made it into fire.

91. The English are a dumb people. They can do great acts, but not describe them.