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Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope

British writer

Lived from: 1815 - 1882

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 24 april 1815 Died: 6 december 1882

  • It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.
  • No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
  • But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god comes out of a theatrical cloud and leaves the poor devil ten thousand-a-year and a title.
  • It is hard to rescue a man from the slough of luxury and idleness combined. If anything can do it, it is a cradle filled annually.
  • Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.
  • I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the sentiment of love between a man and a woman, than there is between two thrushes. They whistle and call to each other, guided by instinct rather than by reason.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • A man's love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.
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  • An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.
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  • Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures.
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  • Don't let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.
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  • I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the sentiment of love between a man and a woman, than there is between two thrushes. They whistle and call to each other, guided by instinct rather than by reason.
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  • Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.
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  • Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does last. Mutual esteem is very much more valuable.
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What are the most famous quotes from Anthony Trollope?

The two most famous quotes from Anthony Trollope are:

  • "A man's love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit."
  • "An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do."

When did Anthony Trollope live?

Anthony Trollope was born in 1815 and died in the year 1882.