“My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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Fear is the mother of foresight.
“Fear is the mother of foresight.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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It is difficult for a woman to
“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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Poetry is emotion put into measure. The
“Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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Time changes everything except something within us
“Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.”
— Thomas Hardy
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The main object of religion is not
“The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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Like the British Constitution, she owes her
“Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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Patience, that blending of moral courage with
“Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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Time changes everything except something within us
“Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: time
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Poetry is emotion put into measure. The
“Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: poetry
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Patience, that blending of moral courage with
“Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: patience
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