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

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

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

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

My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...

My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...

I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on.

I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on.

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...

You was a good man, and did good things.

You was a good man, and did good things.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving...

Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving...

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

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...

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...

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...

Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.

Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.

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...

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

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

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

Resolved, that the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion...

Resolved, that the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion...