"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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Good
More From Thomas Hardy
- "Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society; and we can’t get out of it if we would."
- "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."
- "It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs."
More In Good
- "I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad of me. Now I can eat well, sleep well and be glad. I can go everywhere with a good feeling."― Geronimo
- "The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior."― Abraham Maslow
- "It’s good to trust others but, not to do so is much better."― Benito Mussolini