The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud; and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.


Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (ed. 1860)

Thomas Carlyle Quotes

The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud; and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.

The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud; and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.

The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud; and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.

The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud; and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.