When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.

Quote by Robert Bulwer-Lytton

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Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself....

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself....

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

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

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...

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to...

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to...

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

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...

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...

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.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw...

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw...

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

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

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.

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made...

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made...

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...

Art and science have their meeting point in method.

Art and science have their meeting point in method.

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...

Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.

Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.

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.

There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.

There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.