The Vicar of Bullhampton Quotes

“There did not breathe a father on earth who cared less for himself or his own position.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton

“If I were to die, your friends would advise you not to grieve; but they would think you very unfeeling if you did not.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton

“Years are wanted to make a friendship, but days suffice for men and women to get married.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton

“A poor gentleman is further removed from marriage than any other man.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton

“Marriage, aunt, is like death, common to all.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton

“Men fail often in other things, in the pursuit of honour, fortune, or power, and when they fail they can begin again.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton

“If a man lose a venture of money he can tell his friend; or if he be unsuccessful in trying for a seat in parliament; or be thrown out of a run in the hunting-field; or even if he be blackballed for a club; but a man can hardly bring himself to tell his dearest comrade that his Mary has preferred another man to himself.”
― Anthony Trollope, The Vicar of Bullhampton