The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfilment of that hope never entirely removes

Quote by Thomas Hardy

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You was a good man, and did good things.

You was a good man, and did good things.

And yet to every bad there is a worse.

And yet to every bad there is a worse.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading

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...

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that...

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that...

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 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...

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

If way to the better there be, it exacts a full look at the worst.

If way to the better there be, it exacts a full look at the worst.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread...

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread...