I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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One whose every goal is accomplished and every dream fulfilled, lives not as a man...

One whose every goal is accomplished and every dream fulfilled, lives not as a man...

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...

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.

A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far...

A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far...

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...

The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men...

The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men...

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.

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

You was a good man, and did good things.

You was a good man, and did good things.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men...

The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men...

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...

The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences...

The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences...

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...

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let...

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let...

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

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

The sky was clear - remarkably clear - and the twinkling of all the stars...

The sky was clear - remarkably clear - and the twinkling of all the stars...

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.

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...