Quotes by Lord George Byron

Lord George Byron

English poet

Lived from: 1788 - 1824

Category: Poets (Contemporary) Country: United Kingdom

Born: 22 january 1788 Died: 19 april 1824

Quotes 201 till 207 of 207.

• 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?

  ― Lord George Byron
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• With just enough of learning to misquote.

  ― Lord George Byron
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• Women hate everything which strips off the tinsel of sentiment, and they are right, or it would rob them of their weapons.

  ― Lord George Byron
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• Yes! Ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

  ― Lord George Byron
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• Yet what is death, so it is glorious? 't Is a sunset.

  Sardanapalus

  ― Lord George Byron
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• Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, streams like the thunderstorm against the wind.

  ― Lord George Byron
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• Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon - the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.

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Subjects in these quotes:

• thunderstorm
• especially
• misquote
• glorious
• courtesy
• weapons

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