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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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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Age
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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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Success should always be just beyond your grasp. – William Shatner

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Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man. – Sammy Davis, Jr.

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To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life. – Walter Pater

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Well, success does not mean doing well. – Shirley MacLaine

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The hunter for aphorisms on human nature has to fish in muddy water, and he is even condemned to find much of his own mind. – Francis H. Bradley, Aphorisms, 1930

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