In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it … - Anthony Trollope

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I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.

Anthony Trollope

In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise.

Demise, Man, Men, Morning, Nobody, Ready

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There was but one thing for him;- to persevere till he got her, or till he had finally lost her. And should the latter be his fate, as he began to fear that it would be, then, he would live, but live only, like a crippled man.

Fate, Latter, Men, Till, Would Be

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.

Men, Proud, Recalled, Regret, Woman

Of course, Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladies Arabella never can. They are gifted with the powers of being mothers, but not nursing mothers. Nature gives them bosoms for show, but not for use. So Lady Arabella had a wet-nurse.

Arabella, Bosoms, Mother, Nurse, Nursing

The greatest mistake any man ever made is to suppose that the good things of the world are not worth the winning.

Men, Mistake, Things, Winning, World

Beware of creating tedium!

Beware, Creating, Tedium

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I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.

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