Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
common common-sense difference genius
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.
difficult enemies intentions worst
It is difficult to say who do you the most harm: enemies with the worst intentions or friends with the best.
best inspires listener rather teacher
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.
art point science
Art and science have their meeting point in method.
attracted dazzling draw extract follies learned life
How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.
disposal generous giveth happiness man thou unto
If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.
gives happiness jewel joy prize
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.
echo
Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.
sincerity truth victories
Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.
enthusiast ruins
The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.
anger towards
Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.
correction power reform transfer
A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.
love
If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.
fool man wisdom
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.