A quotation from Thomas Carlyle
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Essay (1828-05), “Goethe’s Helena,” Foreign Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, Article 5
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Carlyle, Thomas - Essay (1828-05), "Goethe's Helena," Foreign Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, Article 5 | WIST Quotations
Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do. Review of Goethe's Sämmtliche Werke, Vol. 1 (1827); not labeled as Carlyle but believed to be his. Collected in Carlyle, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827-1855).WIST Quotations
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