Quote by Thomas Hardy
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to

Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. – Thomas Hardy

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

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The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job. – Thomas Hardy

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I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful. – Alanis Morissette

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I dont think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent. – Jeanne Moreau

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Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win – essential to success. – Napoleon Hill

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The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me. – Howard Nemerov

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The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going. – Anon.

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We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice. – Stephen Covey

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Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. – Leonardo da Vinci

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If youve never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, youve got to try and get it right once. And hope that the experience you have makes up for the some of the diminishing energy. – Robert Wyatt

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