It is very hard, that necessity of listening to a man who says nothing
ANTHONY TROLLOPEI have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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No other American city is so intensely American as New York.
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I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.
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They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which of all things is the most grievous to him, have not observed with sufficient closeness the perversity of the human mind.
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No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.
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The circumstances seemed to be simple; but they who understood such matters declared that the duration of a trial depended a great deal more on the public interest felt in the matter than upon its own nature.
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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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That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.
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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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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.
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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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There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
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What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?…Was ever anything so civil?
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Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that.
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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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Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.
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