I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
ANTHONY TROLLOPERomance is very pretty in novels, but the romance of a life is always a melancholy matter. They are most happy who have no story to tell.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.
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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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A man’s love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.
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A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
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I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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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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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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For there is no folly so great as keeping one’s sorrows hidden.
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Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.
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They are gifted with the powers of being mothers, but not nursing mothers. Nature gives them bosoms for show, but not for use. So Lady Arabella had a wet-nurse.
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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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Beware of creating tedium!
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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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A small dainty task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
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The secrets of the world are very marvellous, but they are not themselves half so wonderful as the way in which they become known to the world.
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