 Looking round on the noisy inanity of the world, words with little meaning, actions with little worth, one loves to reflect on the great Empire of Silence. The noble silent men, scattered here and there, each in his department ; silently thinking, silently...  WORKS. - Pàgina 206per Thomas Carlyle - 1840Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Robert Armitage - 1846 - 660 pàgines
...humility to one of that venerable body of clergy who are of the noble silent men, as Carlyle would say, scattered here and there, each in his department : silently thinking — silently working, and it may be added, fervidly preaching : whom no morning newspaper makes mention of." Soon I arose,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1858 - 412 pàgines
...falsehood proved against him. (347). — Foolish charge of 'ambition.' The great Empire of Silence : Noble silent men, scattered here and there, each in his department ; silently thinking, silently hoping, silently working. Two kinds of ambition ; one wholly blamable, the other laudable, inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 328 pàgines
...falsehood proved against him. (256.) — Foolish charge of ' ambition.' The great Empire of Silence : Noble silent men, scattered here and there, each in his department ; silently thinking, silently hoping, silently working. Two kinds of ambition ; one wholly blamable, the other laudable, inevitable:... | |
 | Henry Attwell - 1870 - 314 pàgines
...our hearts are so proud. A." SILENCE. Tacere homini facillimum voluit esse natura. Curtius. SILENCE. Looking round on the noisy inanity of the world, words...working; whom no Morning Newspaper makes mention of! They *See note, page 31. are the salt of the earth. A country that has none or few of these is in a bad... | |
 | Henry Attwell - 1870 - 314 pàgines
...our hearts are so proud. SILENCE. A," Tacere homini faeillimum voluit esse natura. Curtiue. SILENCE. Looking round on the noisy inanity of the world, words...little meaning, actions with little worth, one loves to rellect on the great Kmpire of Silcnce. The noble silent men, scattered here and there each in his... | |
 | Blanchard Jerrold - 1872 - 502 pàgines
...unfulfilled, their fire quenched so soon after the kindling ! " The noble silent men," Carlyle says, " scattered here and there, each in his department ;...working; whom no morning newspaper makes mention of"— are the salt of the earth. I called them to mind in scores as I travelled back over the old ground... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1871 - 378 pàgines
...intrusive noises were shut out!" That is in Sartor Resartus. So in Heroes and Hero-worship he bids us, looking round on the noisy inanity of the world, words with little meaning, actions with little worth, reflect on the great empire of Silence : " higher than the stars ; deeper than the kingdoms of death.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 408 pàgines
...falsehood proved against him. (347). — Foolish charge of 'ambition.' The great Empire of Silence : Noble silent men, scattered here and there, each in his department ; silently thinking, silently hoping, silently working. Two kinds of ambition; one 'wholly blamable, the other laudable, inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1876 - 412 pàgines
...that remain unknown ! — M. &M. THE SILENT MEN. All yes, I will say again : The great silent men I Looking round on the noisy inanity of the world, words...worth, one loves to reflect on the great Empire of Silenee. The noble silent men, scattered here and there, each in his department; silently thinking,... | |
 | William Jolly - 1883 - 576 pàgines
...1 * ' s JOHN DUNCAN WEAVER AND BOTANIST " The noble silent men scattered here and there each in his department; whom no Morning Newspaper makes mention of ! They are the salt of the earth. A country that has none... | |
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