Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.
LORD BYRONThere is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.
More Lord Byron Quotes
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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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Of religion I know nothing — at least, in its favor.
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Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.
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It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe; you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep.
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But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
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I stood among them, but not of them: in a shroud of thoughts which were not their thoughts.
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A small drop of ink makes thousands, perhaps millions… think.
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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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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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The busy have no time for tears.
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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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Hearts will break – yet brokenly, live on.
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Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.
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America is a model of force and freedom and moderation – with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
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Good work and joyous play go hand in hand. When play stops, old age begins. Play keeps you from taking life too seriously.
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