He should be cautious but never timid, bold but never venturesome; he should have a good digestion, genial manners, and, above all, a thick skin.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEOf all the needs a book has the chief need is that it be readable.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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When the little dog snarls, the big dog does not connect the snarl with himself, simply fancying that the little dog must be uncomfortable.
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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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Don’t let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.
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That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.
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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.
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What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?…Was ever anything so civil?
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It is very hard, that necessity of listening to a man who says nothing
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I am not fit to marry. I am often cross, and I like my own way, and I have a distaste for men.
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After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
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Power is so pleasant that men quickly learn to be greedy in the enjoyment of it, and to flatter themselves that patriotism requires them to be imperious.
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Like 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.
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I cannot hold with those who wish to put down the insignificant chatter of the world.
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If you cross the Atlantic with an American lady you invariably fall in love with her before the journey is over.
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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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Caveat emptor is the only motto going, and the worst proverb that ever came from the dishonest stony-hearted Rome.
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