black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Anthony Trollope

Related Topics

Affair Always Any Hedge Horse Look Man Prominent Steal

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Bliss Equal Hour Human Six Work
The true picture of life as it is, if it could be adequately painted, would show men what they are, and how they might rise, not, indeed to perfection, but one step first, and then another on the ladder.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Adequate Could Indeed Ladder Life Men might Perfection Picture True
One wants in a Prime Minister a good many things, but not very great things. He should be clever but need not be a genius; he should be conscientious but by no means strait-laced.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Clever Conscience Genius Good Great Many Minister One Prime Thing Want
Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does last. Mutual esteem is very much more valuable.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Esteem Long Love Lst Much Passionate Rarely Troublesome Valuable Very
I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Greatest Honesty Most Rogues Talk Think
Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Day Hours Man Much Ought Produce Three Write
Let a man be of what side he may in politics, unless he be much more of a partisan than a patriot, he will think it well that there should be some equity of division in the bestowal of crumbs of comfort.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Man More Much Partisan Patrick Politics Side Some Think Unless Well Will
But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from her eyes their brightest sparks till special occasions for such shining had arisen.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Brightest Corner Eye House Lamp Ligh Sparkle Special Thing
No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Himself Man Much No Nothing Think
If you cross the Atlantic with an American lady you invariably fall in love with her before the journey is over.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Atlantic Before Country Cross Fall Invariably Journey Love Over Woman
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Action Declaration Godward Judge Man
Every man worships the dollar, and is down before his shrine from morning to night… Other men, the world over, worship regularly at the shrine with matins and vespers, nones and complines, and whatever other daily services may be known to the religious houses; but the New Yorker is always on his knees.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Before Dollar Down Every House Knee Man Morning Night Regular Service Shrine Worship
One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Can Jug One Only Pour
I doubt whether I ever read any description of scenery which gave me an idea of the place described.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Describe Description Doubt Ever Gavem Idea Place Scenery
No other American city is so intensely American as New York.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Country Intensely Location No Other Place
I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor.
ANTHONY TROLLOPE

Career Encounter Fail Great Honor Look Maymshall Reputation Risk

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes