Bathsheba loved Troy in the way that only self-reliant wome… - Thomas Hardy

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Bathsheba loved Troy in the way that only self-reliant women do when they abandon their self-reliance. When a strong woman recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.

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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A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.

When a strong woman recklessly throws away her strength she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.

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