In other countries poverty is a misfortune - with us it is a crime.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonThere is no tongue that flatters like a lover's; and yet, in the exaggeration of his feelings, flattery seems to him commonplace. Strange and prodigal exuberance, which soon exhausts itself by flowing!
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonA fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonWhatever 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.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton