390 Quotes by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Men who make money rarely saunter; men who save money rarely swagger.

Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When two men shake hands and part, mark which of the two takes the sunny side; he will be the younger man of the two.

We lose the peace of years when we hunt after the rapture of moments.

Every great man exhibits the talent of organization or construction, whether it be in a poem, a philosophical system, a policy, or a strategy. And without method there is no organization nor construction.

When you talk to the half-wise, twaddle; when you talk to the ignorant, brag; when you talk to the sagacious, look very humble and ask their opinion.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

I believe that there is much less difference between the author and his works than is currently supposed; it is usually in the physical appearance of the writer, – his manners, his mien, his exterior, – that he falls short of the ideal a reasonable man forms of him – rarely in his mind.

To how many is the death of the beloved the parent of faith!

The public man needs but one patron, namely, the lucky moment.