Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart. ”

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. As to the morrow, time enough to consider it when it becomes today. ”

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. ”

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