Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
1840s, Past and Present (1843)
“Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.”
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 42.
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Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright 1547–1616Related quotes
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"To Shakespeare"
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Context: The soul of man is larger than the sky,
Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark
Of the unfathomed center. Like that ark,
Which in its sacred hold uplifted high,
O'er the drowned hills, the human family,
And stock reserved of every living kind,
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Or the firm, fatal purpose of the Heart
Can make of Man. Yet thou wert still the same,
Serene of thought, unhurt by thy own flame.
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Thoughts and Glimpses (1916-17)
“Wouldst thou bestow some precious gift upon thy fellows, make thyself a noble man.”
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Henry Miller (1891–1980) American novelist
The Books in My Life (1952) Preface (2nd edition. New York: New Directions Publishing, 1969, p. 12)
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The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), X : Religion, the Mythology of the Beyond and the Apocatastasis
