The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not alway… - Thomas Hardy

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The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, whilst strong, required no enunciation to prove it so.

Thomas Hardy

Far From the Madding Crowd · February 27, 2003 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Thomas Hardy OM (June 2 1840 – January 11 1928) was an English novelist, short story writer and poet.

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