More from Thomas Carlyle
- Often credited to Martin Luther King Jr.
That there should one Man die ignorant who had capacity for Knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
Sartor Resartus (1833–1834), Bk. III, ch. 4.
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Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Often credited to Abraham Lincoln
That there should one Man die ignorant who had capacity for Knowledge, this I call a tragedy.