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Life Quotes by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
- Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater.
- A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last.
- The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually directs his…
- There are two lives to each of us, the life of our actions, and the life of our minds and hearts. History reveals men's deeds…
- Say what we will, you may be sure that ambition is an error; its wear and tear of heart are never recompensed, -it steals away…
- If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of…
- 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,…
- 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…
- Life is short - while we speak it flies; enjoy, then, the present, and forget the future; such is the moral of ancient poetry, a…
- In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best…
- What a mistake to suppose that the passions are strongest in youth! The passions are not stronger, but the control over them is weaker! They…
- To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned.
- In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle