Thomas Hardy Quotes

Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
English Novelist
Born: Jun 2, 1840
Died: Jan 11, 1928
Avoid Course Moral Own War Woman
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Fear is the mother of foresight. Thomas Hardy
Fear Mother Foresight
Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change. Thomas Hardy
Time Change Changes Everything Something Except Within Always Surprised Time Changes Which Us
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. Thomas Hardy
Hope Disappointment Scar Entirely Never Leaves Ultimate Which Fulfillment Sudden
There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there. Thomas Hardy
Worse Seeing Something Blindness Condition Than
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. Thomas Hardy
Religion Man Object Main Him Get Heaven
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. Thomas Hardy
Alone World Inquisition Poetry Had Him Said Verse Moved Galileo Might
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. Thomas Hardy
Woman Language Made Men Feelings Difficult Define Chiefly Which Express Her
Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity. Thomas Hardy
People Care Honor Nowadays Everybody Distinction Those Only Remain Obscurity Talented Real Who Deserving
If way to the better there be, it exacts a full look at the worst. Thomas Hardy
Better Way Worst Look Full
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and the thought of his own. Thomas Hardy
Thought Poet Own Emotion Opinion His Ages Should Express
The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years. Thomas Hardy
Events Decision Mind Hundred Hundred Years Critical High Some Course Years Office Influences Commonplace Moment
A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. Thomas Hardy
Lover Without
My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading. Thomas Hardy
War Good History Peace Argument Reading Rattling Makes Poor
Some folk want their luck buttered. Thomas Hardy
Luck Folk Some Want Buttered Chance
That man's silence is wonderful to listen to. Thomas Hardy
Silence Man Wonderful Listen
The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible. Thomas Hardy
Impossible Evil Framed Seldom Advanced Make Till Far Avoid Avoidance Resolution
Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can't get out of it if we would. Thomas Hardy
Nature Law Cruelty Society Out Would Get
Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. Thomas Hardy
War You Treat Met Down Quaint Fellow Yes Curious Shoot Any Where Bar Help
I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on. Thomas Hardy
Family Face Live Am Flesh
Dialect words are those terrible marks of the beast to the truly genteel. Thomas Hardy
Words Beast Marks Those Terrible Genteel Dialect Truly
Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. Thomas Hardy
Argument Own Manners Morals Poets Course Custom Them
Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king. Thomas Hardy
King Seems Most Within Us Aspect Who
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Thomas Hardy
Success Constitution Practice Owes Like She Principle Her British

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