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 on age
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. Thomas Hardy on alone
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. Thomas Hardy on art
Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change. Thomas Hardy on change
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. Thomas Hardy on courage
I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Thomas Hardy on death
I am the family face flesh perishes, I live on. Thomas Hardy on family
Fear is the mother of foresight. Thomas Hardy on fear
My argument is that War makes rattling good history but Peace is poor reading. Thomas Hardy on history
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. Thomas Hardy on hope
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. Thomas Hardy on men
Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society and we can't get out of it if we would. Thomas Hardy on nature
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. Thomas Hardy on nature
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. Thomas Hardy on patience
My argument is that War makes rattling good history but Peace is poor reading. Thomas Hardy on peace
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. Thomas Hardy on poetry
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. Thomas Hardy on poetry
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. Thomas Hardy on religion
Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society and we can't get out of it if we would. Thomas Hardy on society
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Thomas Hardy on success