“Милый Вильгельм, я не раз задумывался над тем, как сильна в человеке жажда бродяжничать, делать новые открытия, как его манят просторы; но наряду с этим в нас живет внутренняя тяга к добровольному ограничению, к тому, чтобы катиться по привычной колее, не оглядываясь по сторонам.”
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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.