Richelieu

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

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton

In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no such word As “fail.”

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton

Our glories float between the earth and heaven Like clouds which seem pavilions of the sun.

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton

You speak As one who fed on poetry.

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton