I stood among them, but not of them: in a shroud of thoughts which were not their thoughts.
LORD BYRONWhat 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!
More Lord Byron Quotes
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A pretty woman is a welcome guest.
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Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.
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Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on dinner.
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Damn description, it is always disgusting.
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To have joy, one must share it.
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Hearts will break – yet brokenly, live on.
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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.
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Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.
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It is when we think we lead that we are most led.
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Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.
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Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.
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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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Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, sermons and soda water the day after.
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Armenian is the language to speak with God.
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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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