Thomas Carlyle Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881
Birthday: December 4
Death: February 5
He who talks much about virtue in the abstract, begins to be suspected; it is shrewdly guessed that where there is great preaching there will be little almsgiving.
source: Thomas Carlyle (1881). “Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished”, p.7
topic: Littles, Virtue, Abstract, Almsgiving
