Quotes by George Gordon Byron, page 2

George Gordon Byron - british Poet

Was born on 22 jan 1788.
Died on 19 apr 1824, at 36 years old.

Origin country: United Kingdom

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about satire

For in itself a thought, a slumbering thought, is capable of years, and curdles a long life into one hour.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about thinking, life

For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about sadness, past, nothing

For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about fiction, truth

Friendship is Love without his wings!

Quote by George Gordon Byron about friendship, love

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about friendship, love

He scratched his ear, the infallible resource to which embarrassed people have recourse.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about nation, people

He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?

Quote by George Gordon Byron about earth

He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about hate

Her great merit is finding out mine - there is nothing so amiable as discernment.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about merit, nothing

I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about happiness, man

I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about good, good luck

I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about devil, criminals, humanity, hell, thinking, help

I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.

I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about pleasure, mind

I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people, being always excited; women, wine, fame, the table, even ambition, sate now and then, but every turn of the card and cast of the dice keeps the gambler alive - besides one can game ten...

Quote by George Gordon Byron about wine, ambition, fame, games, happiness, being, things, people

I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about wealth, nothing, things

I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about love

I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about indifference, politics

know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about pleasure