Lord Byron

Poet English 1788 – 1824

English Romantic poet known for Don Juan and passionate verses.

378 quotes

"Art is the mirror of society."
Art
"Those who will not change cannot lead effectively."
Leadership
"There is no such thing as gratitude too deeply expressed."
Gratitude
"The imagination is the first capacity that must awaken in mankind."
Imagination
"Science without art is mere calculation."
Science
"War is the extremity of human folly and passion."
War
"My pen is my sword and my words my shield."
Literature
"What is poetry but the enlargement of the faculties?"
Literature
"In sorrow there is more than joy."
"The greatest strength is in vulnerability."
Strength
"I am not mad, I am merely truthful in an age of deceit."
Truth
"The pursuit of perfection often yields nothing but despair."
Wisdom
"Health is a jewel which even the poor can possess and the rich cannot buy."
Health
"There is no peace like the peace of conscience."
Peace
"I believe in freedom above all things."
Freedom
"The pen is mightier than the sword because its wounds never heal."
Power
"There is no greater teacher than experience."
Knowledge
"Money cannot buy happiness, but poverty cannot buy anything."
Money
"The greatest monument is a satisfied conscience."
Peace
"I am my own master and will remain so."
Freedom
"To love is to burn, to be loved is to be consumed by flames."
Love
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
History
"Perseverance is the virtue of the noble."
Perseverance
"There is nothing nobler than a man who continues in the face of adversity."
Courage
"The greatest fear is the fear of being forgotten."
Fear
"I fear not death, I fear only the void of insignificance."
Death
"Inspiration is nothing without perspiration."
Inspiration
"The mind is everything; what you think you become."
Motivation
"There is profound wisdom in simplicity."
Philosophy
"To change the world, one must first change oneself."
Change