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Thomas Hardy quotes

English Novelist June 2, 1840 – January 11, 1928

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Thomas Hardy quote: "Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd..."
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
I went, and knelt, and scooped my hand. As if to drink, into the brook, And a faint figure seemed to stand. Above me, with the bygone look. Thomas Hardy
Many of her thoughts were perfect syllogisms; unluckily they always remained thoughts. Only a few were irrational assumptions; but, unfortunately, they were the ones which most frequently grew into deeds Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one,..."
Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one, isn't it Tess? Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "Is a woman a thinking unit at all, or a fraction always..."
Is a woman a thinking unit at all, or a fraction always wanting its integer? Thomas Hardy
Many besides Angel have learnt that the magnitude of lives is not as to their external displacements but as to their subjective experiences. Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "Was once lost always lost really true of chastity?"
Was once lost always lost really true of chastity? Thomas Hardy
Sometimes I shrink from your knowing what I have felt for you, and sometimes I am distressed that all of it you will never know. Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil..."
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible. Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its..."
To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature. Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "So many people make a name nowadays, that it is more..."
So many people make a name nowadays, that it is more distinguished to remain in obscurity. Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "My wicked heart will ramble on in spite of myself. (Arabella)"
My wicked heart will ramble on in spite of myself. (Arabella) Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man..."
Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close? Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "A man's body is as the shell, or the tablet, of his soul, as..."
A man's body is as the shell, or the tablet, of his soul, as he is reserved or ingenuous, overflowing or self-contained. Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quote: "Always wanting another man than your own."
Always wanting another man than your own. Thomas Hardy

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