Anthony Trollope Quote Explained: Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

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Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.

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· England

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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.

- Anthony Trollope

Novelist

· England

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But facts always convince, and another man’s opinion rarely convinces.

- Anthony Trollope

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· England

Fact
Opinion

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Of all the needs a book has the chief need is that it be readable.

- Anthony Trollope

Novelist

· England

Book
Chiefs

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There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony.

- Anthony Trollope

Novelist

· England

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There are words which a man cannot resist from a woman, even though he knows them to be false.

- Anthony Trollope

Novelist

· England

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I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.

- Anthony Trollope

Novelist

· England

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Heroes in books should be so much better than heroes got up for the world’s common wear and tear

- Anthony Trollope

Novelist

· England

Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.

But facts always convince, and another man’s opinion rarely convinces.

Of all the needs a book has the chief need is that it be readable.

There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony.

There are words which a man cannot resist from a woman, even though he knows them to be false.

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.

Heroes in books should be so much better than heroes got up for the world’s common wear and tear

In order to succeed… you have to put a stake in the ground.

Accepting responsibility is the fulcrum point for succeeding at anything.

What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts – not the facts themselves.

If at first you don’t succeed, see if there is a prize for the losers.

My goal is not to create a circumstance in which no one fails, but one in which many will succeed.

If you wish to succeed in managing and controlling others – learn to manage and control yourself.

If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

You need good principles and good language if you are to succeed.

Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

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