Men's hearts ought not to be set against one another, but set with one another and all against evil only.

- Thomas Carlyle

The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.

- Thomas Carlyle

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

- Thomas Carlyle

A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.

- Thomas Carlyle

If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it.

- Thomas Carlyle

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

- Thomas Carlyle

No pressure, no diamonds.

- Thomas Carlyle

There is often more spiritual force in a proverb than in whole philosophical systems.

- Thomas Carlyle

Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.

- Thomas Carlyle