Thomas Carlyle

Quotes

• “Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe.”

• “Man is a tool-using animal...Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.”

• “Whoso belongs only to his own age, and reverences only its gilt Popinjays or smoot-smeared Mumbojumbos, must needs die with it.”

• “Our “Theories of Taste,” as they are called, wherein the deep, infinite, unspeakable Love of Wisdom and Beauty, which dwells in all men, is “explained,” made mechanically visible, from “Association” and the like, ...”

• “When the oak-tree is felled, the whole forest echoes with it; but a hundred acorns are planted silently by some unnoticed breeze.”

Books by Thomas Carlyle in order

Books by Thomas Carlyle in the order they were published, from Thomas Carlyle's Works (1831) to Historical Essays (2002).

1. 1Thomas Carlyle's WorksThomas Carlyle's Works1831
2. 2Sartor ResartusSartor Resartus1836
3. 3The French RevolutionThe French Revolution1837
4. 4ChartismChartism1840
5. 5On Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in HistoryOn Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in History1840
6. 6Critical and Miscellaneous EssaysCritical and Miscellaneous Essays1847
7. 7Latter-day PamphletsLatter-day Pamphlets1850
8. 8Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson1853
9. 9History of Friedrich II. Of PrussiaHistory of Friedrich II. Of Prussia1858
10. 10History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the GreHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great1862
11. 11Shooting NiagaraShooting Niagara1867
12. 12Past and PresentPast and Present1870
13. 13Historical EssaysHistorical Essays2002
14. 14Carlyle's Frederick the GreatCarlyle's Frederick the Great
15. 15Early Letters of Thomas CarlyleEarly Letters of Thomas Carlyle
16. 16Friedrich II of Prussia Called Frederick the GreatFriedrich II of Prussia Called Frederick the Great
17. 17History of Friedrich II of Prussia Called Fredrick the GreatHistory of Friedrich II of Prussia Called Fredrick the Great
18. 18Sartor Resartus and On Heroes and Hero WorshipSartor Resartus and On Heroes and Hero Worship
19. 19The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and John RuskinThe Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin
20. 20The Love Letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane WelshThe Love Letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh
21. 21The Present TimeThe Present Time
22. 22The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Vol.The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Vol. 6
23. 23The Life of Oliver CromwellThe Life of Oliver Cromwell
24. 24Thomas CarlyleThomas Carlyle