A man who cannot win fame in big own age will have a very small chance of winning it from posterity. True, there are some half-dozen exceptions to this truth among millions of myriads that attest it; but what man of common sense would invest any large amount of hope in so unpromising a lottery?
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonShame is like the weaver's thread; if it breaks in the net, it is wholly imperfect.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonWhen a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton