All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.

Quote by Robert Bulwer-Lytton

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The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener...

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener...

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man...

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man...

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have...

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have...

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants...

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants...

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature...

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature...

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to...

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to...

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking...

Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking...

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.