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Anthony Trollope

(1815—1882)

English novelist

Nothing makes a man so cross as success.

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Anthony Burgess

(1917-1993) English novelist Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone. www.english-slang.com

Anthony Powell

(1905-2000) English novelist Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed. www.english-slang.com

nothing succeeds like success

[nothing succeeds like success] Success in one thing makes success in other things easier; people like a successful person. - A proverb. * /The girls all like Bob because he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Jean Giradoux

(1882-1944), French dramatist The secret to success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made. www.english-slang.com

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make one step at a time

[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. Little by little. * /Breaking old habits isn't easy so take the […]

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971), Will Consider Situation People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

SITCOMs

[SITCOMs] ("Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage") What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them […]

do a job on

[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. * /The baby did a job on Mary's book./ * […]

do for

[do for] {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; cause to fail. - Used usually in the passive form "done for". * /The […]

Anton Chekhov

(1860-1904), Russian physicianauthor If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

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