There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.

Quote by Anthony Trollope

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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...

A husband is very much like a house or a horse.

A husband is very much like a house or a horse.

High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.

High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.

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...

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...

No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.

No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.

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

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

When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.

When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so...

It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so...

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...

When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong...

When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong...

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 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...

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...

It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land...

It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land...