“I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: family
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The value of old age depends upon
“The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: age
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If Galileo had said in verse that
“If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
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The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves
“The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: hope
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I was court-martial in my absence, and
“I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: death
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My argument is that War makes rattling
“My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: history
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If Galileo had said in verse that
“If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: poetry
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My argument is that War makes rattling
“My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.”
— Thomas Hardy
Author: Thomas Hardy
Category: peace
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