The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.
LORD BYRONWhy do they call me misanthrope? Because They hate me, not I them.
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Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
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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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Think not I am what I appear.
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What’s drinking? A mere pause from thinking!
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Friendship is Love without his wings!
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Who then will explain the explanation?
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I have not loved the world, nor the world me.
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It is when we think we lead that we are most led.
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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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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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Why do they call me misanthrope? Because They hate me, not I them.
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Hatred is the madness of the heart.
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There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
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The busy have no time for tears.
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Let joy be unconfined.
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