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

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. – Thomas Hardy

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Religion
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Yes quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down youd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. – Thomas Hardy

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War
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It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. – Thomas Hardy

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Some aspects of success seem rather silly as death approaches. – Donald A. Miller

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Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying. – W. Clement Stone

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I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation. – Andy Murray

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The real end winner of NAFTA is going to be Mexico because we have the human capital. We have that resource that is vital to the success of the U.S. economy. – Vicente Fox

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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Tragedy on the stage is no longer enough for me, I shall bring it into my own life. – Antonin Artaud

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In a few days an officer came to our camp, under a flag of truce, and informed Hamilton, then a captain of artillery, but afterwards the aid of General Washington, that Captain Hale had been arrested within the British lines condemned as a spy, and executed that morning. – William Hull

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