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Quotation from The Life of John Sterling by Thomas Carlyle
“a true delineation of the smallest man, and his scene of pilgrimage through life, is capable of interesting the greatest man”
The Life of John Sterling, Part I, Ch. I
Carlyle justifies writing at length about a man who was never famous.
Citation: "a true delineation of the smallest man, and his scene of pilgrimage through life, is capable of interesting the greatest man" — Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling, Part I, Ch. I. (id life-of-john-sterling-q2)
