Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes

He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or the advantage to which they can be put, is a philosopher.

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• He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or the advantage to which they can be put, is a philosopher.

  

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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