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 TrollopeAbout author
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- Nationality: english
- Born: April 24, 1815
- Died: December 6, 1882
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