Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quotes
Of all the signs of a corrupt heart and a feeble head, the tendency of incredulity is the surest. Real philosophy seeks rather to solve than to deny.
To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment.
It is an error to suppose that courage means courage in everything.
Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny.
The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it.
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.
In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.
