English - Author | April 24, 1815 - December 6, 1882
There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
Anthony Trollope
NightDoneNeverPresenceSalmon
It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.
WorkMenTogetherWorldBelieve
I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.
GovernmentNeverAnythingKnew
Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.
MoneyMeBirthPositionLowNor
It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may make a fortune by selling anything.
YouSellingNowWillBecomeFortune
It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit to do.
ManDoneFitHeSelf-Evident
When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.
ManImportantNothingHimOwnHis
A husband is very much like a house or a horse.
HusbandHorseHouseLikeMuchVery
Since woman's rights have come up a young woman is better able to fight her own battle.
WomanFightBetterBattleYoungOwn
There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
WorkHumanEqualBlissOnlyHours
I ain't a bit ashamed of anything.
AshamedAnythingBit
What is there that money will not do?
MoneyWill
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