Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances,…

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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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...

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 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...

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.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.

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...

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

Had other aims than my delight.

Had other aims than my delight.

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

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

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...

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...

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.

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...

A love without indiscretion is no lover at all.

A love without indiscretion is no lover at all.

The first duty of love - is to listen.

The first duty of love - is to listen.

In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more...

In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more...