There is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works; in Idleness alone is… — Thomas Carlyle
There is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works; in Idleness alone is there perpetual despair.
1843
★ 1.9Provenance
Current citation
Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present, edited by David R. Sorensen and Brent E. Kinser. Oxford University Press, 2023, bk. 3, ch. 11.
Original citation
Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843, bk. 3, ch. 11.