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Thomas Carlyle: To redeem a world sunk in dishonesty has not been given thee. Solely over one…

To redeem a world sunk in dishonesty has not been given thee. Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control. Him redeem, him make honest.

In today’s wordsYou haven't been given the job of redeeming a dishonest world. You have absolute control over just one person in it: yourself. Redeem him; make him honest.

Thomas CarlyleCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Pearls of Thought, compiled by Maturin M. Ballou, 1881

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