Quotes by Thomas Hardy
——The sky was clear－remarkably clear－and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body，timed by a common pulse．
Source:Far from the Madding Crowd
——It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chieflymade bymen to express theirs．
Source:Far from the Madding Crowd
——Yet，though love is thus an end in itself，itmust be believed to be themeans to another end if it is to assume the rosy hues of an unalloyed pleasure．
Source:Under the Greenwood Tree
——Patience，that blending ofmoral courage with physical timidity．
Source:Tess of the D'Urbervilles
——A well proportioned mind is one which shows no particular bias;one ofwhich wemay safely say that itwill never cause its owner to be confined as amadman，tortured as a heretic，or crucified as a blasphemer．Also，on the other hand，that it will never cause him to be applauded as a prophet，revered as a priest，or exalted as a king．Its u-sual blessings are happiness and mediocrity．
Source:Return of the Native
——Do not do an immoral thing formoral reasons!
Source:Jude the Obscure
——It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible withoutmarriage，and that ordinary women accept husbands becausemarriage is not possible without possession．
Source:Far from The Madding Crowd
——The highest form of affection is based on full sincerity on both sides．
Source:Jude the Obscure
——Iwaited and waited for you．But you did not come，and I wrote to you，and you did not come!He kept on saying you would never come anymore，and that Iwas a foolish woman．He was very kind tome，and mother，and to all of us after father's death．
Source:Tess of the D'Urbervilles