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

Other quotes by Thomas Hardy

I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. – Thomas Hardy

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Death
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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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Success
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The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you. – Bette Midler

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Success

Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Success

I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that arent true. – Cybill Shepherd

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Success

Success is steady progress toward ones personal goals. – Jim Rohn

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Success

Random Quotes

Men are more important than tools. If you dont believe so, put a good tool into the hands of a poor workman. – John J. Bernet

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Quality

Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever. – Vince McKewin, from the movie The Replacements

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Sports

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they? – George Carlin

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Freedom

Even though now Im pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and Im very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, Im more a person who likes to have privacy and peace. – Novak Djokovic

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Peace