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Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: He who is only just is cruel. Who

He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly? — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Ada! sole daughter of my house and heart.

Ada! sole daughter of my house and heart. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Fare thee well, and if for ever Still

Fare thee well, and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Sleep hath its own world, and the wide

Sleep hath its own world, and the wide realm of wild reality. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Be warm, be pure, be amorous, but be

Be warm, be pure, be amorous, but be chaste. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: There is, in fact, no law or government

There is, in fact, no law or government at all; and it is wonderful how well things go on without them. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I only know we loved in vain; I

I only know we loved in vain; I only feel-farewell! farewell! — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: They truly mourn, that mourn without a witness.

They truly mourn, that mourn without a witness. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived

Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Nothing can confound a wise man more than

Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Sighing that Nature formed but one such man,

Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: A feast not profuse but elegant; more of

A feast not profuse but elegant; more of salt [refinement] than of expense. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius

Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Yet smelt roast meat, beheld a huge fire

Yet smelt roast meat, beheld a huge fire shine, And cooks in motion with their clean arms bared. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: If from society we learn to live, solitude

If from society we learn to live, solitude should teach us how to die. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: What is fame? The advantage of being known

What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Italia! O Italia! thou who hast The fatal

Italia! O Italia! thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Know ye not who would be free themselves

Know ye not who would be free themselves must strike the blow? by their right arms the conquest must be wrought? — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I am always most religious upon a sunshiny

I am always most religious upon a sunshiny day ... — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The place is very well and quiet and

The place is very well and quiet and the children only scream in a low voice. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The sight of blood to crowds begets the

The sight of blood to crowds begets the thirst of more, As the first wine-cup leads to the long revel. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The truly brave are soft of heart and

The truly brave are soft of heart and eyes, and feel for what their duty bids them do. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Tyranny is for the worst of treasons.

Tyranny is for the worst of treasons. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: What a strange thing man is; and what

What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: And if I laugh at any mortal thing,

And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: My altars are the mountains and the ocean.

My altars are the mountains and the ocean. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: America is a model of force and freedom

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Religion-freedom-vengeance-what you will, A word's enough to raise

Religion-freedom-vengeance-what you will, A word's enough to raise mankind to kill. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Constancy ... that small change of love, which

Constancy ... that small change of love, which people exact so rigidly, receive in such counterfeit coin, and repay in baser metal. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on

Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on dinner. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: It is useless to tell one not to

It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe - you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I should like to know who has been

I should like to know who has been carried off, except poor dear me - I have been more ravished myself than anybody since the Trojan war. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: A pretty woman is a welcome guest.

A pretty woman is a welcome guest. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I depart, Whither I know not; but the

I depart, Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Zbigniew Herbert: Forgive me also that I didn't fight like

Forgive me also that I didn't fight like Lord Byron for the happiness of captive peoples that I watched only risings of the moon and museums — Zbigniew Herbert

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Smiles form the channels of a future tear.

Smiles form the channels of a future tear. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe,

Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe, Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast; Is that portentous phrase, I told you so. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Sweet is old wine in bottles, ale in

Sweet is old wine in bottles, ale in barrels. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Knowledge is not happiness, and scienceBut an exchange

Knowledge is not happiness, and science
But an exchange of ignorance for that
Which is another kind of ignorance. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so

I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Tracy Anne Warren: It is usually easier to see what lies

It is usually easier to see what lies on the surface of a person rather than taking the time and attention to delve deeper. ~ Lord John "Jack" Byron — Tracy Anne Warren

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The devil was the first democrat

The devil was the first democrat — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: For a man to become a poet (witness

For a man to become a poet (witness Petrarch and Dante), he must be in love, or miserable. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Oh, Christ! it is a goodly sight to

Oh, Christ! it is a goodly sight to see What Heaven hath done for this delicious land! — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet

A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded. That

Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded. That all the Apostles would have done as they did. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I shall soon be six-and-twenty. Is there anything

I shall soon be six-and-twenty. Is there anything in the future that can possibly console us for not being always twenty-five? — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A

Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Whatsoever thy birth, thou were a beautiful thought

Whatsoever thy birth, thou were a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: This man is freed from servile bands, Of

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: No more we meet in yonder bowers Absence

No more we meet in yonder bowers Absence has made me prone to roving; But older, firmer hearts than ours, Have found monotony in loving. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Earth! render back from out thy breast A

Earth! render back from out thy breast A remnant of our Spartan dead! Of the three hundred grant but three, To make a new Thermopylae! — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I die but first I have possessed, And

I die but first I have possessed, And come what may, I have been blessed. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: What exile from himself can flee? To zones,

What exile from himself can flee? To zones, though more and more remote, Still, still pursues, where'er I be, The blight of life
the demon Thought. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I do detest everything which is not perfectly

I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Have not all past human beings parted, And

Have not all past human beings parted, And must not all the present, one day part? — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: In England the only homage which they pay

In England the only homage which they pay to Virtue - is hypocrisy. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By George Gordon Byron: Where there is mystery, it is generally supposed

Where there is mystery, it is generally supposed there must be evil. — George Gordon Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Bologna is celebrated for producing popes, painters, and

Bologna is celebrated for producing popes, painters, and sausage. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: History - the devil's scripture

History - the devil's scripture — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Think not I am what I appear.

Think not I am what I appear. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales

Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales her odours, blazes, and expires. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper,

O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bark of vapour. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Alas! how deeply painful is all payment!

Alas! how deeply painful is all payment! — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.

Folly loves the martyrdom of fame. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Now what I love in women is, they

Now what I love in women is, they won't Or can't do otherwise than lie, but do it. So well, the very truth seems falsehood to it. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Damn description, it is always disgusting.

Damn description, it is always disgusting. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: They used to say that knowledge is power.

They used to say that knowledge is power. I used to think so, but I know now they mean money. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I am not nowThat which I have been.

I am not now
That which I have been. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The Cardinal is at his wit's end -

The Cardinal is at his wit's end - it is true that he had not far to go. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Go let thy less than woman's hand Assume

Go let thy less than woman's hand Assume the distaff not the brand. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake,

Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom with each studious

Exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom with each studious year. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I have a notion that gamblers are as

I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people - being always excited. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.

To chase the glowing hours with flying feet. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I cannot help thinking that the menace of

I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think

So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think I must take up with avarice. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Tis sweet to listen as the night winds

Tis sweet to listen as the night winds creep From leaf to leaf. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: None are so desolate but something dear, Dearer

None are so desolate but something dear, Dearer than self, possesses or possess'd A thought, and claims the homage of a tear. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Society is now one polished horde, formed of

Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The simple Wordsworth ... / Who, both by

The simple Wordsworth ... / Who, both by precept and example, shows / That prose is verse, and verse is merely prose. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The keenest pangs the wretched find Are rapture

The keenest pangs the wretched find Are rapture to the dreary void, The leafless desert of the mind, The waste of feelings unemployed. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: There is no traitor like him whose domestic

There is no traitor like him whose domestic treason plants the poniard within the breast that trusted to his truth — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: A sort of hostile transaction, very necessary to

A sort of hostile transaction, very necessary to keep the world going, but by no means a sinecure to the parties concerned. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Kill a man's family, and he may brook

Kill a man's family, and he may brook it, But keep your hands out of his breeches' pocket. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: A change came o'er the spirit of my

A change came o'er the spirit of my dream. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: The dew of compassion is a tear.

The dew of compassion is a tear. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Eat, drink and love ... the rest is

Eat, drink and love ... the rest is not worth a nickel — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Accursed be the city where the laws would

Accursed be the city where the laws would stifle nature's! — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Once more upon the waters! yet once more!

Once more upon the waters! yet once more!
And the waves bound beneath me as a steed
That knows his rider. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Muse of the many twinkling feet, whose charms

Muse of the many twinkling feet, whose charms are now extending up from legs to arms. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Tom Stoppard: VALENTINE: Are you talking about Lord Byron, the

VALENTINE: Are you talking about Lord Byron, the poet?
BERNARD: No, you fucking idiot, we're talking about Lord Byron, the chartered accountant. — Tom Stoppard

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of

Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes, placed in the most romantic region of the world. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority

Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority of a vicious life - and if Virtue is not its own reward I don't know any other stipend annexed to it. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: And hold up to the sun my little

And hold up to the sun my little taper. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: I stood among them, but not of them:

I stood among them, but not of them: in a shroud of thoughts which were not their thoughts. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Eternity forbids thee to forget.

Eternity forbids thee to forget. — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: This is to be along; this, this is

This is to be along; this, this is solitude! — Lord Byron

Lord Byron Quotes By Lord Byron: Though I love my country, I do not

Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. — Lord Byron