SHAWORDS

World,—this man is not a slave with thee! None of thy promotions is ne — Thomas Carlyle

"World,—this man is not a slave with thee! None of thy promotions is necessary for him. His place is with the stars of Heaven: to thee it may be momentous, to him it is indifferent, whether thou place him in the lowest hut, or forty feet higher at the top of thy stupendous high tower, while here on Earth. The joys of Earth that are precious, they depend not on thee and thy promotions. Food and raiment, and, round a social hearth, souls who love him, whom he loves: these are already his. He wants none of thy rewards;"
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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.