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Secrecy is the element of all goodness even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
Thomas Carlyle
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Thomas Carlyle
Age: 85 †
Born: 1795
Born: December 4
Died: 1881
Died: February 5
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Philosopher of Chelsea
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A poor creature who has said or done nothing worth a serious man taking the trouble of remembering.
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