You hardly know how he denies himself, and how he thinks of everybody near him. He is a gentleman all around and every inch.
Quotes
Anthony Trollope
Lady Carbury: She had no ambition to write a good book, but was painfully anxious to write a book that the critics should say
Anthony Trollope
Mrs. Hurtle: They tell me that he holds the world of commerce in his right hand. What power – what grandeur! Paul Montague: Grand
Anthony Trollope
Here is a man who boldly says that he recognizes no such law; that wealth is power, and that power is good, and the
Cosino De Gregrio
Beware the flatterer: he feeds you with an empty spoon.
Stanley Horowitz
Nothing lowers the level of conversation more than raising the voice.
Pierre Corneille
The manner in which it is given is worth more than the gift.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.
Aeschylus
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
Marilyn vos Savant
Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.