It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man’s interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.
ANTHONY TROLLOPENeither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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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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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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Make all men equal to-day, and God has so created them that they shall be all unequal to-morrow.
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There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art.
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I ain’t a bit ashamed of anything.
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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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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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I am ready to obey as a child; :;but, not being a child, I think I ought to have a reason.
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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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There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
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I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.
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Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that.
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What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?
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I hate a stupid man who can’t talk to me, and I hate a clever man who talks me down. I don’t like a man who is too lazy to make any effort to shine; but I particularly dislike the man who is always striving for effect.
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Of course, Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladies Arabella never can.
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