The work we desire and prize is not the courage to die dece… - Thomas Carlyle

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The work we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

Thomas Carlyle

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Thomas Carlyle (December 4 1795 – February 5 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher of great prominence during the Victorian era. His wife was Jane Welsh Carlyle.

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The work we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. - Thomas Carlyle

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