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Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die.
Thomas Carlyle
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— Thomas Carlyle

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About Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle was a Philosopher from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1795–1881).

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Who said "Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by m…"?
This quote is attributed to Thomas Carlyle, a Philosopher from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Thomas Carlyle lived from 1795 – 1881.