Quote  Category: Unsorted “The surest way to get a thing in this life is to be prepared for doing without it, to the exclusion even of hope.” - Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866) Scottish daughter of physician, writer at age 14, married Thomas Carlyle 1826. Email this quote to a friend! If there is an error in this quote please let us know. Famous Quotes © ® All rights reserved.