I stood among them, but not of them: in a shroud of thoughts which were not their thoughts.
LORD BYRONSociety is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.
More Lord Byron Quotes
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Who then will explain the explanation?
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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.
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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.
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A woman who gives any advantage to a man may expect a lover – but will sooner or later find a tyrant.
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To have joy, one must share it.
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Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.
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Socrates said, our only knowledge was “To know that nothing could be known;” a pleasant Science enough, which levels to an ass Each Man of Wisdom, future, past, or present.
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The tiger will himself intervene in the discussion, in a manner which will be in every sense conclusive.
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I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
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A drop of ink may make a million think.
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Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.
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Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on dinner.
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Adversity is the first path to truth.
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They truly mourn, that mourn without a witness.
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What an antithetical mind! – tenderness, roughness – delicacy, coarseness – sentiment, sensuality – soaring and groveling, dirt and deity – all mixed up in that one compound of inspired clay!
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