Anthony Trollope Quotes

To oblige a friend by inflicting an injury on his enemy is often more easy than to confer a benefit on the friend himself.

Anthony Trollope

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• To oblige a friend by inflicting an injury on his enemy is often more easy than to confer a benefit on the friend himself.

  

  Anthony Trollope
  • Friend
  • Enemy
  • Benefit