There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
ANTHONY TROLLOPEIs 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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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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Speeches easy to young speakers are generally very difficult to old listeners.
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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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But the school in which good training is most practiced will, as a rule, turn out the best scholars.
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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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Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the seventh of May.
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It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can’t fly away.
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No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.
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What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?…Was ever anything so civil?
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I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.
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Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.
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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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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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Many people talk much, and then very many people talk very much more.
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A husband is very much like a house or a horse.
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