Edward Bulwer-Lytton quotes - page 5

It is an inevitable law that a man, in spite of himself, should live for something higher than his own happiness. He cannot live in himself or for himself, however egotistical he may try to be. Every desire he has links him with others. (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
Be prepared for either wisdom through joy, or wisdom through grief. Enough that, looking only through the mechanism by which this mortal world is impelled and improved, you know that cruelty is impossible to wisdom. View quote
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Life consists in the alternate process of learning and unlearning; but it is often wiser to unlearn than to learn. View quote
Edward Bulwer-Lytton