Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it.

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales...

There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales...

A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been...

A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been...

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfilment of that...

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfilment of that...

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may...

Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may...

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can't get out of...

Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can't get out of...

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king.

Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king.

You was a good man, and did good things.

You was a good man, and did good things.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure...

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure...

It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly...

It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly...

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

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

Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument...

Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument...