“I plead guilty to valuing such a man beyond all other sorts of men. Smooth-shaven Respectabilities not a few one finds, that are not good for much. Small thanks to a man for keeping his hands clean, who would not touch the work but with gloves on!”

—  Thomas Carlyle

1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero As King

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Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian… 1795–1881

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