Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
agonizing fine rough truth
There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.
brainy
Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
energy future left men repent virtue
What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.
man people refuse
Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset.
man unless
O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.
patience
Patience is not active; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.
cigar comfort cry good great man men-and-women
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.