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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.

Anthony Trollope

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I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
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Action Declaration Godward Judge Man
If any such point out to us our follies, we at once claim those follies as the special evidence of our wisdom.
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Claim Evidence Follies Once Out Point Special Such Wisdom
People seen by the mind are exactly different to things seen by the eye. They grow smaller and smaller as you come nearer down to them, whereas things become bigger.
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Big Different Exactly Eye Mind Near People Seen Small Thing
The chances are perhaps more in favour of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the fight are at my disposal.
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Carry Chance Disposal Favour Long Mean More Perhaps Shall Success
There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art.
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Acquirement Art Cut Learn No Road Royal Short
There is such a difference between life and theory.
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Between Differences Life Such Theory
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.
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Man More Much Partisan Patrick Politics Side Some Think Unless Well Will
It is singular how little we are inclined to think that others can speak ill-naturedly of us, and how angry and hurt we are when proof reaches us that they have done so.
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Angry Done Incline Little Naturally Other Proof Reach Singular Speak Think
When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.
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Apt Complaint Enough Envious God Hate Humility Manliness Spiteful Succes Want
It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.
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All Ambition Earth Enterprise Grand Important Parent Rise Salt Thing World
It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may make a fortune by selling anything.
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Advertise Anything Become Certainty Now Sell Sufficient
A farmer’s horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind.
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Before Behind Break Curb Farmer Go Horse Lame never Throw Until
Of Dickens’ style it is impossible to speak in praise. It is jerky, ungrammatical, and created by himself in defiance of rules…
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Create Defense Dicken Impossible Jerky Praise Rule Style Ungrammatical
Considering how much we are all given to discuss the characters of others, and discuss them often not in the strictest spirit of charity.
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Character Charity Consider Discuss Given Much Other Spirit Structure
Men are cowards before women until they become tyrants.
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Before Coward Men Tyrants Until Women
Rights and rules, which are bonds of iron to a little man, are packthread to a giant.
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Bond Giant Little Man Packthread Right Rule

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