"(Quoted by Thomas Carlyle) The rude man requires only to see something going on. The man of more refinement must be made to feel. The man of complete refinement must be made to reflect."
"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything."
"My books are friends that never fail me."(Letter to his mother, Margaret A. Carlyle; 17 March 1817)"
"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."
"All that mankind has done, thought, gained, or been; it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books."
"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."