No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

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 lover without indiscretion is no lover at all.

A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all.

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...

Why should a man's mind have been thrown into such close, sad, sensational, inexplicable relations...

Why should a man's mind have been thrown into such close, sad, sensational, inexplicable relations...

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me

Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person