Edward Bulwer-Lytton quotes - page 3

Our glories float between the earth and heaven
Like clouds which seem pavilions of the sun. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

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The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

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Love thou rose, yet leave it on its stem.

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How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

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What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.

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If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.

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There is no society, however free and democratic, where wealth will not create an aristocracy.

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Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets.

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Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy, he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)

Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

What ever our wandering our happiness will always be found within a narrow compass, and in the middle of the objects more immediately within our reach.

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When a man is not amused, he feels an involuntary contempt for those who are.

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Archaeology is not only the hand maid of history, it is also the conservator of art.

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Punctuality is a virtue, If you don't mind being lonely.

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Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

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The same refinement which brings us new pleasures exposes us to new pains.

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The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.

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Earnest men never think in vain, though their thoughts may be errors. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)

Our glories float between the earth and heaven Like clouds which seem pavilions of the sun, And are the playthings of the casual wind.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

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Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Read to live, not live to read.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Occupation: British Statesman
Born: May 25, 1803
Died: January 18, 1873
Quotes count: 103
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