Thomas Carlyle1795–1881- Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827–1855), Goethe.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
The Hero as DivinityThe greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
The Hero as ProphetIn every man’s writings, the character of the writer must lie recorded.
Goethe (1828).- Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827–1855), Goethe.
