A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEMen who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.
More Anthony Trollope Quotes
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After money in the bank, a grudge is the next best thing.
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There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.
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One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.
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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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When men think much, they can rarely decide.
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The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.
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No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.
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And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a gentleman.
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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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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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When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.
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Like his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties…and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.
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When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.
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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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That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.
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