“Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger
“Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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The best teacher is the one who
“The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness
“Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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What is past is past, there is
“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
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In life, as in art, the beautiful
“In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Art and science have their meeting point
“Art and science have their meeting point in method.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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There is nothing so agonizing to the
“There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Happiness and virtue rest upon each other;
“Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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A fool flatters himself, a wise man
“A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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It is not by the gray of
“It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.”
— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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