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We cannot bring ourselves to believe it possible that a foreigner should in any respect be wiser than ourselves.

Anthony Trollope

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But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it?
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Decline Ever Offer Secret Yet
There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
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Bliss Equal Hour Human Six Work
What is there that money will not do?
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Do Money There Will
It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may make a fortune by selling anything.
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Advertise Anything Become Certainty Now Sell Sufficient
The happiest man is he, who being above the troubles which money brings, has his hands the fullest of work.
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Being Fullest Hand Happiest Man Money Trouble Work
Is it not remarkable that the common repute which we all give to attorneys in the general is exactly opposite to that which every man gives to his own attorney in particular?
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Attorney Common Every Exactly General Give Opposite Remarkable Repute
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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Become Half Known Marvellous Secret Themselves Way Wonderful World
Power is so pleasant that men quickly learn to be greedy in the enjoyment of it, and to flatter themselves that patriotism requires them to be imperious.
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Enjoyment Flatter Greedy Learn Men Patriotism Pleasant Power Quick Require Themselves
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
There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
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Another Catch Done Hear never Presence Salmon Some Achievement
Speeches easy to young speakers are generally very difficult to old listeners.
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Difficult Easy Generally Listener Old Speaker Speechless Young
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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Admire Always Arch Beauty Life Master Neck Prance Showy Work
I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover’s mind if she knew the whole of it.
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Doubt Girl Knew Lover Mind Satisfy Whether Whole
I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
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Ambition Compatible Home Muse Passage People Person Reader Surprise Unknown
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
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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Chance Direction Forward Girl Good Husband Little Man Taste

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