Anthony Trollope

She had married a vulgar man; and, though she had not become like the man, she had become vulgar.

I always thought there was very little wit wanted to make a fortune in the City.

Power is so pleasant that men quickly learn to be greedy in the enjoyment of it, and to flatter themselves that patriotism requires them to be imperious.

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

There is such a difference between life and theory.

The girl can look forward to little else than the chance of having a good man for her husband; — a good man, or if her tastes lie in that direction, a rich man.

Your man with a thin skin, a vehement ambition, a scrupulous conscience, and a sanguine desire for rapid improvement is never a happy, and seldom a fortunate politician.

I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover's mind if she knew the whole of it.

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.

I cannot hold with those who wish to put down the insignificant chatter of the world.

I would recommend all men in choosing a profession to avoid any that may require an apology at every turn; either an apology or else a somewhat violent assertion of right.

But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it?