Lord Byron

Poet English 1788 – 1824

English Romantic poet known for Don Juan and passionate verses.

378 quotes

"I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody."
"The sleeping and the dead are but as pictures."
Death
"I am not merry, but I am not melancholy."
Humor
"The world is a stage, and all must play their part."
Life
"When a man is in love, he endures more than a woman can ever know."
Love
"Talent is the capacity to develop skills."
Creativity
"Some pursue happiness, others create it."
Happiness
"Beware of the deadly sin of sloth."
Work
"The great secret of life is knowing when to stop."
Wisdom
"There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it."
Truth
"Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship."
Friendship
"The hour of darkness is when the soul awakens."
"Bold adventurers are always dearest to the heart of the poet."
Adventure
"Music is the poetry of sound."
Music
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
Hope
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Courage
"Darkness has depth and light has substance."
Philosophy
"I have lost my place in society and I do not wish to find it again."
Solitude
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"The great advantage of being open-minded is that you're not stuck in one perspective."
Wisdom
"Time will teach thee all things."
Time
"A man is master of his words, but not his meanings."
Truth
"The beauty of the world is reflected in the depths of the human soul."
Beauty
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow."
Life
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Power
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Patience
"I love the sex, and always shall."
Relationships
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"The great discovery of my life has been that virtue is not hereditary."
Philosophy
"Dreams are the mind's response to the heart's desires."
Dreams