Anthony Hope

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Anthony Hope, detail of an oil painting by Alfred Wolmark; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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Anthony Hope: Quotes

Style
Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.Anthony Hope: The Dolly Dialogues
Temptation
“You oughtn't to yield to temptation.”
“Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd,” said I.Anthony Hope: The Dolly Dialogues
Thrift
Economy is going without something you do want in case you should, some day, want something you probably won't want.Anthony Hope: The Dolly Dialogues