Book I, Chapter XIV
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The mind profits by the wrecks of every passion, and we may measure our road to wisdom by the sorrows we have undergone.
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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About Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician.
About Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician.
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