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God Almighty never created a man half as wise as he looks.
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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The mystery of a person, indeed, is ever divine to him that has a sense for the godlike.
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Roguery is thought by some to be cunning and laughable: it is neither it is devilish.
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Speech is great, but silence is greater.
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Cherish what is dearest while you have it near you, and wait not till it is far away. Blind and deaf that we are oh, think, if thou yet love anybody living, wait not till death sweep down the paltry little dust clouds and dissonances of the moment, and all be made at last so mournfully clear and beautiful, when it is too late.
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Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.
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