Thomas Carlyle Quotes


Man, it is not thy works, which are mortal, infinitely little, and the greatest no greater than the least, but only the spirit thou workest in, that can have worth or continuance.


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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
  • Born: December 4, 1795
  • Died: February 5, 1881
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Historian, Satirist, Essayist, Translator, Mathematician

Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. In his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1841), he argued that the actions of the "Great Man" play a key role in history, claiming that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". Other major works include The French Revolution: A History, 3 vols (1837) and The History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, 6 vols (1858–65).