When the little dog snarls, the big dog does not connect the snarl with himself, simply fancying that the little dog must be uncomfortable.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEI judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.
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There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
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Speeches easy to young speakers are generally very difficult to old listeners.
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Why is it that when men and women congregate, though the men may beat the women in numbers by ten to one, and through they certainly speak the louder.
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The girl can look forward to little else than the chance of having a good man for her husband; a good man, or if her tastes lie in that direction, a rich man.
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Such young men are often awkward, ungainly, and not yet formed in their gait; they straggle with their limbs, and are shy; words do not come to them with ease, when words are required, among any but their accustomed associates.
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A man who is supposed to have caused a disturbance between two married people, in a certain rank of life, does generally receive a certain meed of admiration.
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A man’s love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.
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Any one prominent in affairs can always see when a man may steal a horse and when a man may not look over a hedge.
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There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.
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It lasts when all other pleasures fade. It will support you when all other recreations are gone. It will last until your death. It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live.
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There are worse things than a lie… I have found… that it may be well to choose one sin in order that another may be shunned.
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If a cook can’t make soup between two and seven, she can’t make it in a week.
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Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.
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Perhaps there is no position more perilous to a man’s honesty thanthat?of knowing himselftobe quiteloved by a girl whom he almost loves himself.
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