One life; a little gleam of time between two eternities.

Thomas Carlyle

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Ephemeral nature of life Life

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

The Hero as Man of Letters

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1840 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "The Hero as Man of Letters." 19 May 1840, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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It is not what a man outwardly has or wants that constitutes the happiness or misery of him. Nakedness, hunger, distress of all kinds, death itself have been cheerfully suffered, when the heart was right. It is the feeling of injustice that is insupportable to all men.

Thomas Carlyle

Chartism

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Topic
Injustice Adversity

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Thomas Carlyle
Source
Chartism
Language
English
Time
1840 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. Chartism. London: James Frases, 1840, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "Chartism." Thomas Carlyle: Selected Writings. Penguin Classics, 2015.

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The advancement of the arts from year to year taxes our credulity, and seems to presage the arrival of that period when human improvement must end.

Henry L. Ellsworth

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Technological progress Progress

Author

Henry L. Ellsworth
Language
English
Time
1843 1840s 19th century
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Citation

Ellsworth, Henry L. "Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year." U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1843.

Another quote about Life

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Ferris Bueller
Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1986 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Directed by John Hughes. Paramount Pictures, 1986.