More quotes by Thomas Carlyle

"What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books."
"Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith."
"True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper."
"If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it."
"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."