John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. Page 583
Thomas Carlyle. (1795–1881) 5987 Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness on the confines of two everlasting hostile empires,—Necessity and Free Will. Essays. Goethe’s Works. 5988 He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet. Introduction to Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches. 5989 The Public is an old woman. Let her maunder and mumble. Journal. (1835). 5990 It is now almost my sole rule of life to clear myself of cants and formulas, as of poisonous Nessus shirts. Letter to his Wife. 1835. 5991 There is endless merit in a man’s knowing when to have done. Francia. 1845. 5992 History is the essence of innumerable biographies. On History. 5993 The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist. Characteristics. 5994 A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Article on Biography. 5995 Even in the meanest sorts of Labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work. Past and Present. 5996 Every noble crown is, and on earth will forever be, a crown of thorns. Past and Present. 5997 Respectable Professors of the Dismal Science. 1 Latter Day Pamphlet, No. 1. (1850.) 5998 A healthy hatred of scoundrels. Latter Day Pamphlet, No. 12. (1850.) 5999 Nature admits no lie. Latter Day Pamphlet, No. 5. (1850.)
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