English - Politician | May 25, 1803 - January 18, 1873
The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
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Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.
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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.
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Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.
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In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
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Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets.
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Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.
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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.
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Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.
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The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.
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It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.
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