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"With what scientific stoicism he walks through the land of wonders, unwondering."
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Thomas CarlyleShall we say, for example, that Science and Art are indebted principal — Thomas Carlyle
"Shall we say, for example, that Science and Art are indebted principally to the founders of Schools and Universities? Did not Science originate rather, and gain advancement, in the obscure closets of the Roger Bacons, Keplers, Newtons; in the workshops of the Fausts and the Watts; wherever, and in what guise soever Nature, from the first times downwards, had sent a gifted spirit upon the earth? Again, were Homer and Shakspeare members of any beneficed guild, or made Poets by means of it? Were Painting and Sculpture created by forethought, brought into the world by institutions for that end? No; Science and Art have, from first to last, been the free gift of Nature; an unsolicited, unexpected gift; often even a fatal one."
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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
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Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian, philosopher, and mathematician. Known as the "sage of Chelsea", he exerted a profound influence on Victorian-era art, literature and philosophy.
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