It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in a language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.

Quote by Thomas Hardy

Topics: Language Quotes, Women Quotes

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the...

Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the...

Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met...

Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met...

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...

I have been looking for god for fifty years and I think if he had...

I have been looking for god for fifty years and I think if he had...

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

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...

You was a good man, and did good things.

You was a good man, and did good things.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

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.

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...

Language is the tool of my trade -and I use them all - all the...

Language is the tool of my trade -and I use them all - all the...

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor...

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor...

I'm furious about the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that...

I'm furious about the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that...