Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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

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

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset.

Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.

Art and science have their meeting point in method.