"Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle."
― Thomas Hardy
Topic(s):
Leadership
More From Thomas Hardy
- "The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes."
- "Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you’d treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown."
- "My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading."
More In Leadership
- "Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership."― Daley Thompson
- "Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them."― Mo Udall
- "No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well."― Margaret Thatcher