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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.

Lord Byron

Be warm, be pure, be amorous, but be chaste.
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Amorous Chaste Pure Warm
Who falls from all he knows of bliss, Cares little into what abyss.
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Abyss Bliss Care Fall Into Know Little
I live, but live to die: and, living, see nothing to make death hateful, save an innate clinging, a loathsome and yet all invincible instinct of life, which I abhor, as I despise myself, yet cannot overcome – and so I live. Would I had never lived!
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All Death Die Hateful Innate Instinct Invisible Life Live Living Loathsome Make Nanjing Singing Sve
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
There 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.
LORD BYRON

Dep Intrude Lonely Pathless Pleasure Rapture Sea Shore Society Wood
They used to say that knowledge is power. I used to think so, but I know now they mean money.
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Knowledge Mean Money Now Power Say Think Use
What a strange thing is man! And what a stranger is woman.
LORD BYRON

Man Strange Thing Woman
Good work and joyous play go hand in hand. When play stops, old age begins. Play keeps you from taking life too seriously.
LORD BYRON

Age Being Good Hand Joyous Old Play Stop Work
One of the pleasures of reading old letters is the knowledge that they need no answer.
LORD BYRON

Answer Gold Knowledge Letter Need Only Pleasure Reading
Adversity is the first path to truth.
LORD BYRON

Adversity First Path Truth
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
Opinions are made to be changed or how is truth to be got at?
LORD BYRON

Change Got How Made Opinion Truth
And I would hear yet once before I perish The voice which was my music… Speak to me!
LORD BYRON

Before Hear Music Once Perish Speak Voice
The art of angling, the cruelest, the coldest and the stupidest of pretended sports.
LORD BYRON

Angling Art Coldest Crueiet Pretended Sport Stupidity
Eat, drink and love…the rest is not worth a nickel
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Drink Eat Love Nickel Rest Worth
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.
LORD BYRON

Cheek Country Existence Face Hollow Hope Least Nothing Paint People Person Rub See Touch Truth

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