The tiger will himself intervene in the discussion, in a manner which will be in every sense conclusive.
LORD BYRONThe drying up a single tear has more, of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.
More Lord Byron Quotes
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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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You gave me the key to your heart, my love, then why did you make me knock?
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The art of angling, the cruelest, the coldest and the stupidest of pretended sports.
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In solitude, where we are least alone.
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Be warm, be pure, be amorous, but be chaste.
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If a man proves too clearly and convincingly to himself…that a tiger is an optical illusion–well, he will find out he is wrong.
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I have imbibed such a love for money that I keep some sequins in a drawer to count, and cry over them once a week.
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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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There is no instinct like that of the heart.
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Armenian is the language to speak with God.
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A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound.
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Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth; whilst on the surface of the world all things are weighed by the false scale of custom.
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Adversity is the first path to truth.
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There’s not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.
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Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
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