I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEOf course, Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladies Arabella never can.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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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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A man’s mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven and compelled by emergency.
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Let a man be of what side he may in politics, unless he be much more of a partisan than a patriot, he will think it well that there should be some equity of division in the bestowal of crumbs of comfort.
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Every man worships the dollar, and is down before his shrine from morning to night… Other men, the world over, worship regularly at the shrine with matins and vespers, nones and complines, and whatever other daily services may be known to the religious houses; but the New Yorker is always on his knees.
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After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
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I abominate a humble man, but yet I love to perceive that a man acknowledges the superiority of my sex, and youth and all that kind of thing. . .
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Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.
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Romance 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.
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The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.
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The mind of the thinker and the student is driven to admit, though it be awe-struck by apparent injustice, that this inequality is the work of God.
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Wine is valued for its price, not its flavor.
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Equality would be a heaven, if we could attain it.
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Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.
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Rights and rules, which are bonds of iron to a little man, are packthread to a giant.
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What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?
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