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 TROLLOPEI judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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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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When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.
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There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.
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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.
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Whom does anybody trust so implicitly as he trusts his own attorney? And yet is it not the case that the body of attorneys is supposed to be the most roguish body in existence?
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No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.
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The greatest mistake any man ever made is to suppose that the good things of the world are not worth the winning.
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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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One wants in a Prime Minister a good many things, but not very great things. He should be clever but need not be a genius; he should be conscientious but by no means strait-laced.
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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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A man who is supposed to have caused a disturbance between two married people, in a certain rank of life, does generally receive a certain meed of admiration.
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For there is no folly so great as keeping one’s sorrows hidden.
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The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician’s life.
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Those who have courage to love should have courage to suffer.
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But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from her eyes their brightest sparks till special occasions for such shining had arisen.
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