Men of strong affections are jealous of their own genius. They fear lest they should be loved for a quality, and not for themselves.


Alice: Or, The Mysteries, a Sequel to "Ernest Maltravers" (ed. 1838)

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quotes

Men of strong affections are jealous of their own genius. They fear lest they should be loved for a quality, and not for themselves.

Men of strong affections are jealous of their own genius. They fear lest they should be loved for a quality, and not for themselves.

Men of strong affections are jealous of their own genius. They fear lest they should be loved for a quality, and not for themselves.

Men of strong affections are jealous of their own genius. They fear lest they should be loved for a quality, and not for themselves.