The sober devil can hide his cloven hoof; but when the devil drinks he loses his cunning and grows honest.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEThe chances are perhaps more in favour of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the fight are at my disposal.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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The girl can look forward to little else than the chance of having a good man for her husband; a good man, or if her tastes lie in that direction, a rich man.
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When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.
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It lasts when all other pleasures fade. It will support you when all other recreations are gone. It will last until your death. It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live.
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Many people talk much, and then very many people talk very much more.
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After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
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I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
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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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Considering how much we are all given to discuss the characters of others, and discuss them often not in the strictest spirit of charity.
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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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I ain’t a bit ashamed of anything.
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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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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 think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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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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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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