Lord Byron (1788-1824)

Quotes

• A pretty woman is a welcome guest.

• On with the dance! Let joy be undefined!

• In the desert a fountain is springing,
  In the wide waste there still is a tree,
  And a bird in the solitude singing,
  Which speaks to my spirit of thee.

• Opinions are made to be changed - or how is the truth to be got at.

• Italia! Oh Italia! thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty

• Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; The best of life is but intoxication.

• 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.

• Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

• I'll publish right or wrong. Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

• All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.

• Society is now one polished horde, --- Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.

• Sweet is revenge - especially to women.

• Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.

• What men call gallantry and gods adultery Is much more common where the climate's sultry.

• Goodnight

• With just enough of learning to misquote.

• For the sword outwears its sheath,
  And the soul wears out the breast,
  And the heart must pause for breath,
  And love itself have rest.

• How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm! I thank thee, night! for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate; and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.

• Oh! too convincing - dangerously dear - In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!

• And dreams in their development have breath,
  And tears, and tortures, and the touch of joy;
  They leave a weight upon our waking thoughts,
  They take a weight from off our waking toils,
  They do divide our being.