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A word spoken in season, at the right moment is the mother of ages.
Thomas Carlyle
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Thomas Carlyle
Age: 85 †
Born: 1795
Born: December 4
Died: 1881
Died: February 5
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A background of wrath, which can be stirred up to the murderous infernal pitch, does lie in every man.
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Nature is the time-vesture of God that reveals Him to the wise, and hides him from the foolish.
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Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.
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Clean undeniable right, clear undeniable might: either of these once ascertained puts an end to battle. All battle is a confused experiment to ascertain one and both of these.
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Misery which, through long ages, had no spokesman, no helper, will now be its own helper and speak for itself.
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