Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
becomes body consider drain fresh keeps mind time
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.
dreams shall thy
Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets.
aspect calmness itself power strength
Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.
chance fancy good name ready sure time
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.
art beautiful beauty life moves
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
finds looking nature ocean track truth
Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking on, finds its own.
beneath entirely great men mightier pen rule
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.
leave love relationship thou
Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.
good
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
ounce
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
sad sole triumphs
We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.
disclosure display excel friendship gently individual listening surest telling
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.
indeed life number whatever
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.
ascribe author consistent drew human nature
No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.