Quote by: Thomas Carlyle

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing; a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil.

Thomas Carlyle

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Author Bio

  • NameThomas Carlyle
  • DescriptionScottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
  • BornDecember 4, 1795
  • DiedFebruary 4, 1881
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionLinguist; Literary Historian; Historian; Translator; Mathematician; Philosopher; Essayist; Writer
  • WorksSartor Resartus; On Heroes, Hero-Worship, And The Heroic In History
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science