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Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about circumstances, sport, man

Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about man, love

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about man, nothing, world

My attachment has neither the blindness of the beginning, nor the microscopic accuracy of the close of such liaisons.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about beginning

My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about absurd, mind, things

One certainly has a soul; but how it came to allow itself to be enclosed in a body is more than I can imagine. I only know if once mine gets out, I'll have a bit of a tussle before I let it get in again to that of any other.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about body, soul

Opinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at?

Quote by George Gordon Byron about truth

Out of chaos God made a world, and out of high passions comes a people.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about chaos, god, world, people

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

Quote by George Gordon Byron

Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about dark, earth, man

Smiles form the channels of a future tear.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about future

Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about society

Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about being, love

Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about knowledge, sadness, life

The 'good old times' - all times when old are good.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about old, olderness, good, good luck

The Angels were all singing out of tune, and hoarse with having little else to do, excepting to wind up the sun and moon or curb a runaway young star or two.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about angels, moon, celebrity, sun

The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about beginning, common sense, sense

The best way will be to avoid each other without appearing to do so - or if we jostle, at any rate not to bite.

Quote by George Gordon Byron

The busy have no time for tears.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about tears, time

The Cardinal is at his wit's end - it is true that he had not far to go.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about end