“The man who cannot laugh is not only fit for
treasons, stratagems, and spoils; but his whole life is already a treason and a
stratagem.”—Scottish historian-essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Sartor Resartus (1833)
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Showing posts with label SARTOR RESARTUS. Show all posts
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Quote of the Day (Thomas Carlyle, on ‘The Man Who Cannot Laugh’)
“The man who cannot laugh is not only fit for
treasons, stratagems, and spoils; but his whole life is already a treason and a
stratagem.”—Scottish historian-essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Sartor Resartus (1833)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Quote of the Day (Thomas Carlyle, on Courage)
“The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently but to live manfully.”—Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus (A favorite quote of JFK’s, used in Profiles in Courage)
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