Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. success
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. men
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. hope
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. alone & poetry
Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change. change & time
Cruelty is the law pervading all nature and society and we can't get out of it if we would. nature & society
I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. death
I am the family face flesh perishes, I live on. family
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. courage & patience
My argument is that War makes rattling good history but Peace is poor reading. history, peace & war
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. religion
Fear is the mother of foresight. fear
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. war
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. art, nature & poetry