Inspiration Quote by Thomas Carlyle — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.”

“If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated readings deserves to be read at all.”

“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.”

“This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.”

“This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.”

“Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.”

“A short saying often contains much wisdom.”

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”

“Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.”

“Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”

“A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.”