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.

Quote by Anthony Trollope

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There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.

There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear...

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear...

It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit...

It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit...

It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to...

It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to...

Cham is the only thing to screw one up when one is down a peg.

Cham is the only thing to screw one up when one is down a peg.

As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which...

As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which...

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

Oxford is the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent.

Oxford is the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent.

There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.

There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.

It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the...

It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the...

It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may...

It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may...

A man's mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven...

A man's mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven...

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want...

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want...

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

The true picture of life as it is, if it could be adequately painted, would...

The true picture of life as it is, if it could be adequately painted, would...

I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover's mind if she knew...

I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover's mind if she knew...

I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.

I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate...

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate...

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the...

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...