# Quote — Anthony Trollope, The Prime Minister

> Their support was not needed, therefore they were not courted.

- Author: [Anthony Trollope](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-trollope.md)
- Book: [The Prime Minister](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-trollope/the-prime-minister.md)
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> People seen by the mind are exactly different to things seen by the eye. They grow smaller and smaller as you come nearer down to them, whereas things become bigger.

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