Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.


Essays [1st ser., ed.] with preface by T. Carlyle (ed. 1841)


Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.

Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.

Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.

Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.