# Quote — Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn

> It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something.

- Author: [Anthony Trollope](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-trollope.md)
- Book: [Phineas Finn](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-trollope/phineas-finn.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-trollope/phineas-finn/it-has-been

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> She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it.

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> There is such a difference between life and theory.

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> Money is neither god nor devil, that it should make one noble and another vile. It is an accident, and if honestly possessed, may pass from you to me, or from me to you, without a stain.

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