34 Quotations by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- 1. "Know thyself," said the old philosopher, "improve thyself," saith the new. Our great object in time ...
- 2. A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
- 3. A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last.
- 4. A man's ancestry is a positive property to him
- 5. A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.
- 6. Art and science have their meeting point in method.
- 7. Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
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- 8. Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and v ...
- 9. Every man who observes vigilantly, and resolves steadfastly, grows unconsciously into genius.
- 10. Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are ...
- 11. Happy is the man who hath never known what it is to taste of fame -to have it is a purgatory, to wan ...
- 12. He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be dr ...
- 13. How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extrac ...
- 14. I was always an early riser. Happy the man who is! Every morning day comes to him with a virgin's lo ...
- 15. It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it w ...
- 16. Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of lfie before he can comprehend the full value of t ...
- 17. No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many ...
- 18. One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.
- 19. One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him ...
- 20. Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those t ...
Edward Bulwer-lytton Quotes by Power Quotations
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