Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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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. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. As to the morrow, time enough to consider it when it becomes today. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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