Thomas Hardy quotes

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.

It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.

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.

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

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.

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.