Life consists in the alternate process of learning and unle… - Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Life consists in the alternate process of learning and unlearning; but it is often wiser to unlearn than to learn.

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.

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Pen Names: Owen Meredith • Pisistratus Caxton

Native Name: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Baron Lytton

Alternative Names: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton • Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer • Lord Lytton • Edward George Earle, 1st Baron Lytton Bulwer-Lytton • Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton • Edward Bulwer Lytton • E. G. L. B. • George Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton

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Life consists in the alternate process of learning and unlearning; but it is often wiser to unlearn than to learn. - Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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