Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is manytimes delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.
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This quote is just one of 40 total Thomas Carlyle quotes in our collection. Thomas Carlyle is known for saying 'Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laugther, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.
This quote is just one of 40 total Thomas Carlyle quotes in our collection. Thomas Carlyle is known for saying 'Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.' as well as some of the following quotes.