Travel with the same woman in a railway car for twelve hours, and you will have written her down in your own mind in quite other language than that of love.
ANTHONY TROLLOPELike his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties…and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that.
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After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
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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 is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.
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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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There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
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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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A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
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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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I doubt whether I ever read any description of scenery which gave me an idea of the place described.
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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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The sober devil can hide his cloven hoof; but when the devil drinks he loses his cunning and grows honest.
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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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Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.
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The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.
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