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

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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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...

Had other aims than my delight.

Had other aims than my delight.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

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.

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...

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

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...

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.