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From Quotes by Lord Byron
- I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor.
- Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low…
- This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing,…
- I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether.
- To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.
- What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from…
- If from society we learn to live, solitude should teach us how to die.
- It is true from early habit, one must make love mechanically as one swims; I was once very fond of both, but now as I…
- Here lies interred in the eternity of the past, from whence there is no resurrection for the days - whatever there may be for the…
- Muse of the many twinkling feet, whose charms are now extending up from legs to arms.
- A good coach encourages the same type of resilience in the people they work with. They encourage them to take risks. If the risk results…
- Good work and joyous play go hand in hand. When play stops, old age begins. Play keeps you from taking life too seriously.
- When Newton saw an apple fall, he found In that slight startle from his contemplation- 'Tis said (for I'll not answer above ground For any…
- Many are poets, but without the name;For what is Poesy but to createFrom overfeeling Good or Ill; and aimAt an external life beyond our fate,And…
- The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit…
- But first, on earth as vampire sent, Thy corse shall from its tomb be rent, Then ghastly haunt thy native place, And suck the blood…
- And those who saw, it did surprise, Such drops could fall from human eyes.
- Years steal fire from the mind as vigor from the limb; and life's enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim.
- They say that Hope is happiness But genuine Love must prize the past; And Mem'ry wakes the thoughts that bless: They rose first -- they…
- We are all the fools of time and terror: Days Steal on us and steal from us; yet we live, Loathing our life, and dreading…
- The great object of life is Sensation - to feel that we exist - even though in pain - it is this "craving void" which…
- The light of love, the purity of grace, The mind, the Music breathing from her face, The heart whose softness harmonised the whole — And,…
- My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices.…
- Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.
- Good but rarely came from good advice.
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