Quote by Thomas Hardy
Ethelberta breathed a sort of exclamation, not right out, but stea

Ethelberta breathed a sort of exclamation, not right out, but stealthily, like a parsons damn. – Thomas Hardy

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The sky was clear — remarkably clear — and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by a common pulse. – Thomas Hardy

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Sky & Clouds
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Persons with weight of character carry, like planets, their atmospheres along with them in their orbits. – Thomas Hardy

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

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Hope
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My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the obscurity of a learned language. – Edward Gibbon

Here is the piece. If you cant say fornicate can you say copulate or if not that can you say co-habit? If not that would have to say consummate I suppose. Use your own good taste and judgment. – Ernest Hemingway

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All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers. – François Fénelon

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Enough is as good as a feast. – English Proverb

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Moderation

“Whatever is not nailed down is mine.” This is the motto of the exploiter. “Whatever can be pried loose is not nailed down.” This is the second maxim in a country where people are rich, caring little in their present prosperity what shall become of the future. – David Starr Jordan, 1910

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Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance. – Elbert Hubbard

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