Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

Quote by Edward G Bulwer-Lytton

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What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny

In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no...

In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no...

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at...

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at...

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue

Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.

Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be...

Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be...

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for...

It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for...

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

A book without an index is like a mind without a memory

A book without an index is like a mind without a memory

There are only two kinds of Wodehouse readers, those who adore him and those who...

There are only two kinds of Wodehouse readers, those who adore him and those who...

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but...

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but...