Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quote

Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable items in his education were never entered in the bills which his father paid for.


The Novels of Lord Lytton: What will he do with it? (ed. 1897)


Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable items...

Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable items...

Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable items...

Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable items...