Quote by Thomas Carlyle
“Hás de convir comigo que qualificamos de doença mortal a todas aquelas que atacam com tanta violência as forças da Natureza a ponto de ou consumir as energias dessa mesma Natureza ou pô-la fora de ação, de maneira que uma revolução salutar já não possa mais restabelecer o curso ordinário da vida. Pois bem, meu caro, apliquemos isso ao espírito. Olha para o homem em sua limitação e vê como as impressões atuam nele, como as idéias se fixam nele, até que enfim a paixão sempre crescente o priva de toda a força de vontade e o lança ao solo.”
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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.