The desire of excellence is the necessary attribute of those who excel. We work little for a thing unless we wish for it.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonIt is an error to suppose that courage means courage in everything. Most people are brave only in the dangers to which they accustom themselves, either in imagination or practice.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonNot in the knowledge of things without, but in the perfection of the soul within, lies the empire of man aspiring to be more than man.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton