9 Anthony Trollope Quotes on Ethics

Anthony Trollope quotes on ethics

1. [An attorney] can find it consistent with his dignity to turn wrong into right, and right into wrong, to abet a lie, nay to create, disseminate, and with all the play of his wit, give strength to the basest of lies, on behalf of the basest of scoundrels.

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

10. The good and the bad mix themselves so thoroughly in our thoughts, even in our aspirations, that we must look for excellence rather in overcoming evil than in freeing ourselves from its influence.

15. I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards - When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.

22. There are worse things than a lie... I have found... that it may be well to choose one sin in order that another may be shunned.

41. 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.

43. It is easy to love one's enemy when one is making fine speeches; but so difficult to do so in the actual everyday work of life.

71. But between you and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they require of you.

74. Satire, though it may exaggerate the vice it lashes, is not justified in creating it in order that it may be lashed.