Inspiration and meaningful work
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
— Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Past and Present (1843), Bk. III, ch. 11.

Inspiration and meaningful work

What it means

Finding work that truly suits you is a blessing in itself. Carlyle sees meaningful work as one of the deepest sources of contentment.

About the author

Thomas Carlyle — Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881).

Source and verification

Source
Past and Present (1843), Bk. III, ch. 11.
Reference
Thomas Carlyle on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: the author died in 1881.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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