It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something (Phineas Finn, 13)
Anthony Trollope quote The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little - or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives.
Anthony Trollope quote The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.
Anthony Trollope quote He must have known me if he had seen me as he was wont to see me, for he was in the habit of flogging me constantly. Perhaps he did not recognize me by my face.
Anthony Trollope quote I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
Anthony Trollope quote No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
Anthony Trollope quote Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.
Anthony Trollope quote As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.
Anthony Trollope quote Biography
Lived 1815 - 1882, leading English novelist of the mid 19th Century
