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
Anthony Trollope quotes about
construct decorating great knew secret
She well knew the great architectural secret of decorating her constructions, and never condescended to construct a decoration.
gift knew rich
She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it.
caustic nature rather satire satirist seem sins springs writes
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.
crow elsewhere louder understood
She understood how much louder a cock can crow in his own farmyard than elsewhere . . .
beat daily hercules small task
A small daily task if it really be daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules
course declines easy english-author honest provided road slow wealth
There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony; that is, of course, provided that the aspirant declines the slow course of honest work.
inspirational confidence men
Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.
inspirational book reading
The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.
love luxury literature
Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.
book coffee earth
What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?...Was ever anything so civil?
divine humans
Till we can become divine, we must be content to be human, lest in our hurry for change we sink to something lower.
regret men proud
Words spoken cannot be recalled, and many a man and many a woman who has spoken a word at once regretted, are far too proud to express that regret.
writing men three
Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.
education reading writing
There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.