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Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quotes

English Politician May 25, 1803 – January 18, 1873

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You will remember that Albertus Magnus, after describing minutely the process by which spirits may be invoked and commanded, adds emphatically that the process will instruct and avail only to the few - that a man must be born a magician! - that is, born with a peculiar physical temperament, as a man is born a poet. Rarely are men in whose constitution lurks this occult power of the highest order of intellect - usually in the intellect there is some twist, perversity, or disease.' ("The House... Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets."
Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "It shames man not to feel man's human fear,It shames man only..."
It shames man not to feel man's human fear,It shames man only if the fear subdue Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "Art and science have their meeting point in method."
Art and science have their meeting point in method. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger..."
Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the..."
We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who..."
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
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "Laws die. Books never."
Laws die. Books never. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier..."
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better..."
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of..."
It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless..."
O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the..."
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton quote: "A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool."
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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