For only by knowledge of that which is not Thyself shall th… - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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For only by knowledge of that which is not
Thyself shall thyself be learn'd.

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (8 November, 1831 – 24 November, 1891) was an English statesman, serving as Viceroy of India; and poet, under the pen name of Owen Meredith.

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Pen Names: Owen Meredith

Native Name: Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Earl of Lytton

Alternative Names: Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton • Edward Robert, Earl of Lytton • E. Robert Bulwer, Lord Lytton

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No star ever rose
And set, without influence somewhere.

That man is great, and he alone,
Who serves a greatness not his own.

Alas! must it be ever so?
Do we stand in our own light, wherever we go,
And fight our own shadows forever?

For only by knowledge of that which is not Thyself shall thyself be learn'd. - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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