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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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...

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can...

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can...

When men think much, they can rarely decide.

When men think much, they can rarely decide.

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

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

There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours...

There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours...

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...

They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.

They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.

I ain't a bit ashamed of anything.

I ain't a bit ashamed of anything.

It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in...

It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in...

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...

I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the...

I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the...

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...

They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which...

They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which...

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...

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it...

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it...

Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.

Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.

Never think that you're not good enough. A man should never think that. People will...

Never think that you're not good enough. A man should never think that. People will...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because...

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because...