Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.
ANTHONY TROLLOPELet 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.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.
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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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Wine is valued for its price, not its flavor.
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When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.
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Taken altogether, Washington as a city is most unsatisfactory, and falls more grievously short of the thing attempted than any other of the great undertakings of which I have seen anything in the United States.
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There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.
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For there is no folly so great as keeping one’s sorrows hidden.
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The girl can look forward to little else than the chance of having a good man for her husband; a good man, or if her tastes lie in that direction, a rich man.
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Is it not remarkable that the common repute which we all give to attorneys in the general is exactly opposite to that which every man gives to his own attorney in particular?
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And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a gentleman.
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In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise.
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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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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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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.
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Don’t let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.
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