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.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEA 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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The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician’s life.
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The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.
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It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.
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Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the seventh of May.
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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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Wine is valued for its price, not its flavor.
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There are words which a man cannot resist from a woman, even though he knows them to be false.
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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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Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.
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Power is so pleasant that men quickly learn to be greedy in the enjoyment of it, and to flatter themselves that patriotism requires them to be imperious.
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That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.
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Travel with the same woman in a railway car for twelve hours, and you will have written her down in your own mind in quite other language than that of love.
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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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I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that.
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