Who said "The heart is sometimes in need of self-discipline."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

The heart is sometimes in need of self-discipline. - Thomas Hardy

"The heart is sometimes in need of self-discipline."

Thomas Hardy Strength

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

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