Thomas Hardy

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

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

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

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

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.

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

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