Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher and one of the most prominent Victorian moral voices. After early labors as the introducer of German Romantic and idealist literature to English readers, he produced Sartor Resartus, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, and a vast history of the French Revolution that has remained in print for nearly two centuries. The quotes below are attributed to Thomas Carlyle, organized by topic.
Thomas Carlyle on Life
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle:
“No great man lives in vain.”
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle:
“The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.”
Thomas Carlyle on Love
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle:
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”
Thomas Carlyle on Politics
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle:
“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”
Thomas Carlyle on Truth
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle:
“Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves.”
Thomas Carlyle on Virtue
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle:
“Work alone is noble.”