Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollopewas one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Among his best-loved works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 April 1815
politics england aristocracy
Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.
wisdom perseverance gone
There's nothing like going on with a thing.
ambition castles literature
I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
retirement work parent
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.
everyday enemy speech
It is easy to love one's enemy when one is making fine speeches; but so difficult to do so in the actual everyday work of life.
autumn office ease
Does not all the world know that when in autumn the Bismarcks of the world, or they who are bigger than Bismarcks, meet at this or that delicious haunt of salubrity, the affairs of the world are then settled in little conclaves, with grater ease, rapidity, and certainty than in large parliaments or the dull chambers of public offices?
creating tedium
Beware of creating tedium!
clever mean should-have
One wants in a Prime Minister a good many things, but not very great things. He should be clever but need not be a genius; he should be conscientious but by no means strait-laced; he should be cautious but never timid, bold but never venturesome; he should have a good digestion, genial manners, and, above all, a thick skin.
heart may manners
High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.
reading writing easy
Easy reading requires hard writing,
hate humility men
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards -- When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.
men luxury rescue
It is hard to rescue a man from the slough of luxury and idleness combined. If anything can do it, it is a cradle filled annually.
heaven would-be ifs
Equality would be a heaven, if we could attain it.
voice people together
When any body of statesmen make public asservations by one or various voices, that there is no discord among them, not a dissentient voice on any subject, people are apt to suppose that they cannot hang together much longer.