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What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.

Lord Byron

Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, sermons and soda water the day after.
LORD BYRON

After Day Laughter Mirth Sermon Soda Water Wine Women
Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.
LORD BYRON

Feather Highly Men Nothing Quicker Rapidly Rise Straw Think World
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

Advantage Being Care Known Little Nothing People Time
Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
LORD BYRON

Also Evil Generally Must Mystery Suspect
Eat, drink and love…the rest is not worth a nickel
LORD BYRON

Drink Eat Love Nickel Rest Worth
Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire – in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?
LORD BYRON

Came Dead Infinity Inquire Know Living Midst Myriad Shall Star System Useless World
Why do they call me misanthrope? Because They hate me, not I them.
LORD BYRON

Call Hate Misanthrope Them
I have imbibed such a love for money that I keep some sequins in a drawer to count, and cry over them once a week.
LORD BYRON

Count Cry Drawer Embedded Keep Love Money Once Over Sequin Some Such Wek
Let joy be unconfined.
LORD BYRON

Joy Let Unconfined
In solitude, when we are least alone.
LORD BYRON

Alone at Least Solitude
Self praise is no praise at all.
LORD BYRON

All Praise Self
O thou beautiful And unimaginable ether! and Ye multiplying masses of increased And still increasing lights! what are ye? what Is this blue wilderness of interminable Air, where ye roll along, as I have seen
LORD BYRON

Beautiful Blue Ether Increase Light Mass Multiply Unimaginable Wildence
Eternity forbids thee to forget.
LORD BYRON

Eternity Forbids Forget Thee
The great object of life is Sensation – to feel that we exist – even though in pain – it is this “craving void” which drives us to gaming – to battle – to travel – to intemperate but keenly felt pursuits of every description whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment.
LORD BYRON

Crave Drive Even Exist Feel Game Great Life Object Pain Sensation Though Void
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

Belive Man might Reason Sleep Tell Useless Wake Well
I do not believe in any religion, I will have nothing to do with immortality. We are miserable enough in this life without speculating upon another.
LORD BYRON

Any Believe Immortality Nothing Religion

What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.

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