But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.
LORD BYRONI am not now That which I have been.
More Lord Byron Quotes
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Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
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Think not I am what I appear.
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They truly mourn, that mourn without a witness.
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The fact is, riches are power, and poverty is slavery all over the earth, and one sort of establishment is no better, nor worse, for a people than another.
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The first moment of an universal republic would convert me into an advocate for single and uncontradicted despotism.
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The devil was the first democrat
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A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn’t know.
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Self praise is no praise at all.
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The heart will break, but broken live on.
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Always laugh when you can; it is cheap medicine. Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of existence.
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I am not now That which I have been.
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I have simplified my politics into an utter detestation of all existing governments; and, as it is the shortest and most agreeable and summary feeling imaginable.
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
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Armenian is the language to speak with God.
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Absence – that common cure of love.
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