“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
Author: Lord Byron
Category: truth
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Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the
“Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: wisdom
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I have a great mind to believe
“I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: great
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A man of eighty has outlived probably
“A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: architecture
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Ye stars! which are the poetry of
“Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: poetry
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Opinions are made to be changed –
“Opinions are made to be changed – or how is truth to be got at?”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: change
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Opinions are made to be changed –
“Opinions are made to be changed – or how is truth to be got at?”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: truth
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This is the patent age of new
“This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: age
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Love will find a way through paths
“Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: fear
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Friendship may, and often does, grow into
“Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: friendship
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The great art of life is sensation,
“The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.”
— Lord Byron
Author: Lord Byron
Category: great
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