George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton Quotes

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton , known as Sir George Lyttelton, Bt between 1751 and 1756, was a British statesman. As an author himself, he was also the supporter of other writers and as a patron of the arts made an important contribution to the development of 18th century landscape design.

✵ 17. January 1709 – 24. August 1773
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Famous George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton Quotes

“The lover in the husband may be lost.”

Source: Advice to a Lady (1731), Line 112.

“Where none admire, 't is useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 't is vain to be a belle.”

Soliloquy on a Beauty in the Country; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“How much the wife is dearer than the bride.”

An Irregular Ode; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“Women, like princes, find few real friends.”

Advice to a Lady (1731)

“None without hope e'er lov'd the brightest fair,
But love can hope where reason would despair.”

Epigram; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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