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Aging3 quotes
I am ashes where once I was fire. — Lord Byron · 1824Years steal
Fire from the mind as vigour from the Limb;
And life's enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim. — Lord Byron · 1818What is the worst of woes that wait on age?
What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow?
To view each loved one blotted from life's page,
And be alone on earth, as I am now. — Lord Byron · 1818Alcohol3 quotes
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk;
The best of life is but intoxication. — Lord Byron · 1819There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms
As rum and true religion. — Lord Byron · 1819Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after. — Lord Byron · 1819Classical antiquity3 quotes
Fair Greece! sad relic of departed worth!
Immortal, though no more; though fallen, great! — Lord Byron · 1818While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World. — Lord Byron · 1818The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set. — Lord Byron · 1821Love3 quotes
Man's love is of man's life a thing apart,
'Tis woman's whole existence. — Lord Byron · 1819Alas! the love of women! it is known
To be a lovely and a fearful thing. — Lord Byron · 1819Love and marriage rarely can combine,
Although they both are born in the same clime;
Marriage from love, like vinegar from wine—
A sad, sour, sober beverage—by time
Is sharpen'd from its high celestial flavour,
Down to a very homely household savour. — Lord Byron · 1821Nature3 quotes
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on 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 · 1818Where rose the mountains, there to him were friends;
Where rolled the ocean, thereon was his home;
Where a blue sky, and glowing clime, extends,
He had the passion and the power to roam. — Lord Byron · 1818How beautiful is all this visible world!
How glorious in its action and itself!
But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we,
Half dust, half deity, alike unfit
To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make
A conflict of its elements, and breathe
The breath of degradation and of pride. — Lord Byron · 1817Greece2 quotes
Fair Greece! sad relic of departed worth!
Immortal, though no more; though fallen, great! — Lord Byron · 1818The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set. — Lord Byron · 1821Men and women2 quotes
Man's love is of man's life a thing apart,
'Tis woman's whole existence. — Lord Byron · 1819Alas! the love of women! it is known
To be a lovely and a fearful thing. — Lord Byron · 1819Rome2 quotes
O Rome! my country! city of the soul! — Lord Byron · 1818While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World. — Lord Byron · 1818The human condition2 quotes
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 life's page,
And be alone on earth, as I am now. — Lord Byron · 1818How beautiful is all this visible world!
How glorious in its action and itself!
But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we,
Half dust, half deity, alike unfit
To sink or soar, with our mix'd essence make
A conflict of its elements, and breathe
The breath of degradation and of pride. — Lord Byron · 1817Beautiful women1 quote
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies. — Lord Byron · 1815Being true to oneself1 quote
I have not loved the world, nor the world me;
I have not flattered its rank breath, nor bowed
To its idolatries a patient knee. — Lord Byron · 1818Burnout1 quote
I am ashes where once I was fire. — Lord Byron · 1824Christian persecution1 quote
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded;
That all the Apostles would have done as they did. — Lord Byron · 1819Dangers of love1 quote
Alas! the love of women! it is known
To be a lovely and a fearful thing. — Lord Byron · 1819Dogs1 quote
Near this spot
Are deposited the Remains of one
Who possessed Beauty without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. — Lord Byron · 1808Effects of aging1 quote
Years steal
Fire from the mind as vigour from the Limb;
And life's enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim. — Lord Byron · 1818First love1 quote
In her first passion woman loves her lover,
In all the others all she loves is love. — Lord Byron · 1821Freedom1 quote
Who would be free themselves must strike the blow? — Lord Byron · 1818Getting drunk1 quote
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk;
The best of life is but intoxication. — Lord Byron · 1819Greek islands1 quote
The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set. — Lord Byron · 1821Hope1 quote
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 · 1815Human nature1 quote
How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be! — Lord Byron · 1824Human potential1 quote
How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be! — Lord Byron · 1824Liberation1 quote
Who would be free themselves must strike the blow? — Lord Byron · 1818Loneliness1 quote
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 life's page,
And be alone on earth, as I am now. — Lord Byron · 1818Losing a loved one1 quote
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 life's page,
And be alone on earth, as I am now. — Lord Byron · 1818Loss of passion1 quote
I am ashes where once I was fire. — Lord Byron · 1824Love and marriage1 quote
Love and marriage rarely can combine,
Although they both are born in the same clime;
Marriage from love, like vinegar from wine—
A sad, sour, sober beverage—by time
Is sharpen'd from its high celestial flavour,
Down to a very homely household savour. — Lord Byron · 1821Love of nature1 quote
Where rose the mountains, there to him were friends;
Where rolled the ocean, thereon was his home;
Where a blue sky, and glowing clime, extends,
He had the passion and the power to roam. — Lord Byron · 1818Man and animals1 quote
Near this spot
Are deposited the Remains of one
Who possessed Beauty without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. — Lord Byron · 1808