Poets alone are sure of immortality; they are the truest diviners of nature. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
We may observe in humorous authors that the faults they chiefly ridicule — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
We must remember how apt man is to extremes–rushing from credulity and — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
There are times when the mirth of others only saddens us, especially — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Genius in the poet, like the nomad of Arabia, ever a wanderer, — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
When one is in a good sound rage, it is astonishing how calm one can be. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Every great man exhibits the talent of organization or construction, whether it — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Revenge is a common passion; it is the sin of the uninstructed. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
People who are very vain are usually equally susceptible; and they who — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The fewer blows, the better. Brave men fight if they must; wise — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
A man’s heart must be very frivolous if the possession of fame — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
To how many is the death of the beloved the parent of faith! — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
There is no society, however free and democratic, where wealth will not — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Power is so characteristically calm that calmness in itself has the aspect — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
That man will never be a perfect gentleman who lives only with — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Earnest men never think in vain, though their thoughts may be errors. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The desire of excellence is the necessary attribute of those who excel. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
What, after all, is heaven, but a transition from dim guesses and — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The Management of money is, in much, the management of self. If — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
I believe that there is much less difference between the author and — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
A gentleman’s taste in dress is upon principle, the avoidance of all — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Jewelry and profuse ornaments are unmistakable evidences of vulgarity. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Love is a very contradiction of all the elements of our ordinary — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Could we know by what strange circumstances a man’s genius became prepared — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Centuries roll, customs change, but, ever since the time of the earliest — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton