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Lord Byron

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?
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Came Dead Infinity Inquire Know Living Midst Myriad Shall Star System Useless World
Tis the perception of the beautiful, A fine extension of the faculties, Platonic, universal, wonderful, Drawn from the stars, and filtered through the skies, Without which life would be extremely dull
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Beautiful Extension Faculties Fine Perception
A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins.
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Hour Lay May Ruin Scare State Thousand Year
What’s drinking? A mere pause from thinking!
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Drink Mere Pause Thinking
The first moment of an universal republic would convert me into an advocate for single and uncontradicted despotism.
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Advocate Convert First Nepotism Republic Single Time Uncontracdicate Univeral
What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.
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Advantage Being Care Known Little Nothing People Time
This is to be mortal, And seek the things beyond mortality.
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Beyond Mortal Mortality Seek Thing
All tragedies are finished by a death, All comedies are ended by a marriage.
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All Comedy Death End Finish Marriage Tragedy
I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
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Deny Doubt Everything Nothing
In solitude, when we are least alone.
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Alone at Least Solitude
I learned to love despair.
LORD BYRON

Despair Learn Love
There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.
LORD BYRON

Dying Four Living Made Question Sacred Spirit Value Worth
Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, sermons and soda water the day after.
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After Day Laughter Mirth Sermon Soda Water Wine Women
Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
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Also Evil Generally Must Mystery Suspect
Always laugh when you can; it is cheap medicine. Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of existence.
LORD BYRON

Always Cheap Existence Laugh Medicine Philosophy Side Sunny Understood Well
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.
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Crave Drive Even Exist Feel Game Great Life Object Pain Sensation Though Void

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