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.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEPeople will take you very much at your own reckoning.
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Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.
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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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Why is it that when men and women congregate, though the men may beat the women in numbers by ten to one, and through they certainly speak the louder.
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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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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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When once a woman is married she should be regarded as having thrown off her allegiance to her own sex. She is sure to be treacherous at any rate in one direction.
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I ain’t a bit ashamed of anything.
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Till we can become divine, we must be content to be human, lest in our hurry for change we sink to something lower.
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Men are cowards before women until they become tyrants.
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I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
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After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
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A farmer’s horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind.
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What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?
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The happiest man is he, who being above the troubles which money brings, has his hands the fullest of work.
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