The sober devil can hide his cloven hoof; but when the devil drinks he loses his cunning and grows honest.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEWhen the little dog snarls, the big dog does not connect the snarl with himself, simply fancying that the little dog must be uncomfortable.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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There is such a difference between life and theory.
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The true picture of life as it is, if it could be adequately painted, would show men what they are, and how they might rise, not, indeed to perfection, but one step first, and then another on the ladder.
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Words spoken cannot be recalled, and many a man and many a woman who has spoken a word at once regretted, are far too proud to express that regret.
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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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Men are cowards before women until they become tyrants.
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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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Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.
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Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that.
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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 doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover’s mind if she knew the whole of it.
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I have sometimes thought that there is no being so venomous, so bloodthirsty as a professed philanthropist.
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Of course, Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladies Arabella never can.
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Men and not measures are, no doubt, the very life of politics. But then it is not the fashion to say so in public places.
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Beware of creating tedium!
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