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.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEWhen a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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A husband is very much like a house or a horse.
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When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.
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I abominate a humble man, but yet I love to perceive that a man acknowledges the superiority of my sex, and youth and all that kind of thing. . .
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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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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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Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.
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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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Fortune favors the brave; and the world certainly gives the most credit to those who are able to give an unlimited credit to themselves.
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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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It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can’t fly away.
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This habit of reading, I make bold to tell you, is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures.
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Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does last. Mutual esteem is very much more valuable.
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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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I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor.
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Of all the needs a book has the chief need is that it be readable.
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