Quote by Thomas Carlyle
“Des Abends nehme ich mir vor, den Sonnenaufgang zu genießen, und komme nicht aus dem Bette; am Tage hoffe ich, mich des Mondscheins zu erfreuen, und bleibe in meiner Stube. Ich weiß nicht recht, warum ich aufstehe, warum ich schlafen gehe. Der Sauerteig, der mein Leben in Bewegung setzte, fehlt; der Reiz, der mich in tiefen Nächten munter erhielt, ist hin, der mich des Morgens aus dem Schlafe weckte, ist weg.”
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Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.
Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order.