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.

Quote by Anthony Trollope

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And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a...

And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a...

It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake-in-the-grass; but...

It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake-in-the-grass; but...

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

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...

Since woman's rights have come up a young woman is better able to fight her...

Since woman's rights have come up a young woman is better able to fight her...

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...

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be...

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is...

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is...

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.

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.

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...

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.

Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does...

Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does...

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...

I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the...

I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the...

My sweetheart is to me more than a coined hemisphere.

My sweetheart is to me more than a coined hemisphere.