The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Carlyle on Rewards and Punishments

Carlyle, T[homas]. "Carlyle on Rewards and Punishments." New -York Saturday Press, February 15, 1859, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
correspondence
Abstract

Thomas Carlyle’s reply to a question put by a lady about rewards and punishments. He responds that the question is a mystery that no man can answer, and the best thing to do is to forget about it and move on.