He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble he who writes verses builds it in granite.
More Quotes from Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton:
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
Innocence is but a poor substitute for experience.
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error.
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
Happiness and virtue rest upon each other the best are not only the happiest, But the happiest are usually the best.
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
The same refinement which brings us new pleasures, exposes us to new pains.
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
Take away the sword States can be saved without it.
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
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