It is very difficult to say nowadays where the suburbs of London come to an end and where the country begins. The railways, instead of enabling Londoners to live in the country have turned the countryside into a city. Anthony Trollope More Quotes by Anthony Trollope More Quotes From Anthony Trollope Words spoken cannot be recalled, and many a man and many a woman who has spoken a word at once regretted, are far too proud to express that regret. Anthony Trollope regret proud men The grace and beauty of life will be clean gone when we all become useful men. Anthony Trollope grace gone men Above all else, never think you're not good enough. Anthony Trollope not-good-enough motivational thinking I believe journalism is coming to be regarded as quite a respectable occupation for gentlemen nowadays. Anthony Trollope occupation gentleman believe 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. Anthony Trollope horse men looks The law is a great thing,--because men are poor and weak, and bad. And it is great, because where it exists in its strength, no tyrant can be above it. But between you and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, and of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they require of you. Anthony Trollope tyrants law men This at least should be a rule through the letter-writing world: that no angry letter be posted till four-and-twenty hours will have elapsed since it was written. Anthony Trollope twenties writing world That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing. Could I have remembered, as some men do, what I read, I should have been able to call myself an educated man. But that power I have never possessed. Something is always left--something dim and inaccurate--but still something sufficient to preserve the taste for more. I am inclined to think that it is so with most readers. Anthony Trollope reading blessing men But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it? Anthony Trollope secret On board ship there are many sources of joy of which the land knows nothing. You may flirt and dance at sixty; and if you are awkward in the turn of a valse, you may put it down to the motion of the ship. You need wear no gloves, and may drink your soda-and-brandy without being ashamed of it. Anthony Trollope flirting land travel There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it. Anthony Trollope twelve six literature When one wants to be natural, of necessity one becomes the reverse of natural. Anthony Trollope reverse natural want Of Dickens' style it is impossible to speak in praise. It is jerky, ungrammatical, and created by himself in defiance of rules... No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens. Anthony Trollope style novelists impossible 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. Anthony Trollope division men thinking I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything. Anthony Trollope government wanted People seen by the mind are exactly different to things seen by the eye. They grow smaller and smaller as you come nearer down to them, whereas things become bigger. Anthony Trollope eye mind people In former days, when there were Whigs instead of Liberals, it was almost a rule of political life that all leading Whigs sould be uncles, brothers-in-law, or cousins to each other. This was pleasant and gave great consistency to the party; but the system has now gone out of vogue. Anthony Trollope cousin uncles brother Cham is the only thing to screw one up when one is down a peg. Anthony Trollope peg screws literature The happiest man is he, who being above the troubles which money brings, has his hands the fullest of work. Anthony Trollope trouble men hands Many people talk much, and then very many people talk very much more. Anthony Trollope people
