', and 'A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength … Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. The sky was clear - remarkably clear - and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by a common pulse. One source of her inadequacy is the novelty of the occasion.

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It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. “FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (British Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel”, p.69, e-artnow, Thomas Hardy (2013). Yes; quaint and curious war is! That man's silence is wonderful to listen to. And then--I don't know how it was-- I couldn't bear to let you go--possibly to Arabella again--and so I got to love you, Jude. 1161 quotes from Thomas Hardy: 'Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened. If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. I shall do one thing in this life-one thing certain-this is, love you, and long of you, and keep wanting you till I die.

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

The devoted fail. “Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman”, p.360, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Hardy (2016). A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible. Women accept their destiny more readily than men. You are, upon the whole, a sort of fay, or sprite-- not a woman!”, “This hobble of being alive is rather serious, don’t you think so?”, “My eyes were dazed by you for a little, and that was all.”, “So each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in; some dream, some affection, some hobby, or at least some remote and distant hope....”, “Bathsheba loved Troy in the way that only self-reliant women love when they abandon their self-reliance. Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play. Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change. Thomas Hardy — In Time of 'The Breaking Of Nations' (1915), lines 1-12, from Moments of Vision (1917); the title derives from lines of Jeremiah 51:20 Thou art my battle ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations." The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. Why didn’t you warn me? Pain, …

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“Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated)”, p.639, Delphi Classics, Thomas Hardy (2016). Happiness is but a mere episode in the general drama of pain. Women are attracted to silent men. You have never loved me as I love you--never--never! This is a lover's most stoical virtue, as … Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can't get out of it if we would. “JUDE THE OBSCURE (British Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel”, p.307, e-artnow, There is a mistake in the text of this quote.

There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales come from pale lips than can enter an ear. 40 of the best book quotes from Thomas Hardy #1 “Well, what I mean is that I shouldn’t mind being a bride at a wedding if I could be one without having a husband. The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. “Jude the Obscure”, p.267, Courier Corporation, Thomas Hardy (2016). Remember that the best and greatest among mankind are those who do themselves no worldly good. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years.

“And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will be you. “Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated)”, p.3633, Delphi Classics, Thomas Hardy (2016). We colour and mould according to the wants within us whatever our eyes bring in.

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You are, upon the whole, a sort of fay, or sprite-- not a woman! “Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated)”, p.1764, Delphi Classics, Thomas Hardy (2016). Explore some of Thomas Hardy best quotations and sayings on Quotes.net -- such as 'If a way to the better there be, it lies in taking a full look at the worst.' You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them. Welcome back. Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity. Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. But you see, however fondly it ended, it began in the selfish and cruel wish to make your heart ache for me without letting mine ache for you.”, “If an offense come out of the truth, better is it that the offense come than that the truth be concealed.”, “The beauty or ugliness of a character lay not only in its achievements, but in its aims and impulses; its true history lay, not among things done, but among things willed.”, “...our impulses are too strong for our judgement sometimes”, “Well, what I mean is that I shouldn't mind being a bride at a wedding, if I could be one without having a husband.”, “A man's silence is wonderful to listen to.”, “I know women are taught by other women that they must never admit the full truth to a man.

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“Hardy: Selected Poems”, p.197, Penguin, Thomas Hardy, Michael Millgate (1984).