Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.
LORD BYRONWhat a strange thing is man! And what a stranger is woman.
More Lord Byron Quotes
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
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All tragedies are finished by a death, All comedies are ended by a marriage.
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To have joy, one must share it.
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The leaves along the limpid streams of Eden? Is your course measur’d for ye? Or do ye Sweep on in your unbounded revelry Through an aerial universe of endless Expansion,–at which my soul aches to think,– Intoxicated with eternity.
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We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by men who chose to mistake madness for inspiration and style themselves Evangelicals?
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A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over, anything but friends.
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Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore.
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The heart will break, but broken live on.
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Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.
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I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
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Who falls from all he knows of bliss, Cares little into what abyss.
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And I would hear yet once before I perish The voice which was my music… Speak to me!
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A drop of ink may make a million think.
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Adversity is the first path to truth.
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Eternity forbids thee to forget.
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