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Men and not measures are, no doubt, the very life of politics. But then it is not the fashion to say so in public places.

Anthony Trollope

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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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Admit Apparent Awe Driven God Inequality Injustice Mind Struct Thinkerm Student
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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Man More Much Partisan Patrick Politics Side Some Think Unless Well Will
A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
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Daily Hercules Labor Really Small Spasmodic Task
Nothing surely is as potent as a law that may not be disobeyed. It has the force of the water drop that hollows the stone.
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Disobey Drop Force Hollow Law Nothing Potent Stone Surely Water
Beware of creating tedium!
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Beware Create Tedium
Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.
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Hideous Picture Portable Poverty Rural Suburban
One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.
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Can Jug One Only Pour
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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All Brought Closeness Grievous Hope Human Man Mind Most Obdrver Sufficient Thing Understand
I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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Greatest Honesty Most Rogues Talk Think
The true picture of life as it is, if it could be adequately painted, would show men what they are, and how they might rise, not, indeed to perfection, but one step first, and then another on the ladder.
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Adequate Could Indeed Ladder Life Men might Perfection Picture True
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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Connect Dog Fencing Himself Little Simply Small Smart Uncomfortable
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards.
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Action Declaration Godward Judge Man
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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Above Cautious Digestion General Good Manner Skin Timid
A farmer’s horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind.
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Before Behind Break Curb Farmer Go Horse Lame never Throw Until
In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise.
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Biography Day Kept Man Morning National Breakfast Nobody Post Ready Unless
Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.
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Dose Poison Small Success Taken

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