My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and the thought of his own

Quote by Thomas Hardy

Topics: Emotion Quotes

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

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...

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 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...

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...

Had other aims than my delight.

Had other aims than my delight.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

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.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen 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...