Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
cigar comfort cry good great man men-and-women
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.
ounce
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
leave love relationship thou
Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.
dreams shall thy
Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets.
enthusiast ruins
The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.
disposal generous giveth happiness man thou unto
If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.
brainy
Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.