“Complete, at the same time, was his confidence in his own judgment when it spoke to him decisively. He was one of those few that could believe and know as well as inquire and be of opinion. When I remember how much he admired intellectual force, how much he had of it himself, and yet how unconsciously and contentedly he gave others credit for superiority, I again see the healthy spirit of the genuine man.”

—  Thomas Carlyle

1880s, Reminiscences (1881)

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

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