27 Quotes & Sayings By Edward G Bulwerlytton

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton was born in London, England, on January 6, 1803. His father was the 1st Baron Lytton of Knebworth. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He began his writing career in 1826 when he published his first book, Richelieu; Or, The Conspiracy of Villenueve Read more

He later served as Member of Parliament for Hindon 1837-1840; Member of Parliament for Manchester (supporter of Peelian economic policies) 1841-1842; and Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire (in opposition to Peelian economic policies) 1843-1847. Bulwer-Lytton's most famous works are Richelieu, also known as The Conspiracy of Villenueve; Paul Clifford; or, The Adventures of a Rascal; Pride and Prejudice; The Caresser; or, The Siren of the Mountains; Vathek; or, The Banished Son; and Zanoni: A Tale.

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He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble he who writes verses builds it in granite. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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We may live without friends we may live without books But civilized man cannot live without cooks. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm it moves stones it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Genius does what it must and talent does what it can. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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The sunshine of the mind. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill never own it to yourself. Illess is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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What is human is immortal! Edward G. BulwerLytton
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The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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In science read by preference the newest works in literature the oldest. The classic literature is always modern. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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A reform is a correction of abuses a revolution is a transfer of power. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves For a bright manhood there is no such word As fail. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Talent does what it can genius does what it must. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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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. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking on, finds its own. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness anger concealed often hardens into revenge. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows. Edward G. BulwerLytton
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A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. Edward G. BulwerLytton