I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything. – Anthony Trollope
A mans love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit. – Anthony Trollope
It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution. – Anthony Trollope
There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel. – Anthony Trollope