Quote by Thomas Hardy
Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom i

Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. – Thomas Hardy

Other quotes by Thomas Hardy

Let me enjoy the earth no less
Because the all-enacting Might
That fashioned forth its loveliness
Had other aims than my delight. – Thomas Hardy

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Earth
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Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity. – Thomas Hardy

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Obscurity
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If all hearts were open and all desires known — as they would be if people showed their souls — how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes should we see in the market-place! – Thomas Hardy

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Sincerity
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Other Quotes from
Customs
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Laws are subordinate to custom. – Plautus

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Customs

Nature is seldom in the wrong, custom always. – Mary Wortley Montagu

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Customs

Custom, that unwritten law, By which the people keep even kings in awe. – Charles Davenport

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Customs

People do more from custom than from reason. – Source Unknown

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Customs

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