Thomas Carlyle on Success
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Thomas Carlyle, catalogued under success, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Thomas Carlyle, entry #239828: "Can the man say, Fiat lux, Let there be light; and out of chaos make a world? Precisely as there is light in himself, will he accomplish this."
Attributed to Thomas Carlyle, entry #167904: "But leaving this, let us remark one thing which is very plain: That whatever be the uses and duties, real or supposed, of a Secretary in Parliament, his faculty to accomplish thes…"
2 Quotes by Thomas Carlyle on Success
"Can the man say, Fiat lux, Let there be light; and out of chaos make a world? Precisely as there is light in himself, will he accomplish this."
"But leaving this, let us remark one thing which is very plain: That whatever be the uses and duties, real or supposed, of a Secretary in Parliament, his faculty to accomplish these is a point entirely unconnected with his ability to get elected into Parliament, and has no relation or proportion to it, and no concern with it whatever."