Today is the birthday of Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881), essayist, historian and philosopher.
"A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."
- Thomas Carlyle
"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."
- Thomas Carlyle
"Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will."
- Thomas Carlyle
"Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment."
- Thomas Carlyle
"Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious."
- Thomas Carlyle
"Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther."
- Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle image source (1)
Pumped in the Park: 1901
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Ottawa County, Michigan, circa 1901. "Crescent Walk, Macatawa Park." 8x10
inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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