Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Thomas Hardy britishconstitutioninconsistency Change image and share on social
Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can't get out of it if we would. Thomas Hardy crueltylawnature Change image and share on social
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 agedependdevelop Change image and share on social
Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king. Thomas Hardy aspectkingkingly Change image and share on social
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. Thomas Hardy acquireartemotion Change image and share on social
Dialect words are those terrible marks of the beast to the truly genteel. Thomas Hardy beastdialectgenteel Change image and share on social
There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales come from pale lips than can enter an ear. It is both the grandeur and the pain of the remoter moods that they avoid the pathway of sound. Thomas Hardy accentavoidear share on social
There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there. Thomas Hardy badlyblindnesscondition Change image and share on social
If way to the better there be, it exacts a full look at the worst. Thomas Hardy badexactfull Change image and share on social
