Lord Byron Quotes

[Armenian] is a rich language, however, and would amply repay any one the trouble of learning it.

"Júlia lutou, pensou, se arrependeu (A little still she strove and much repented,)
E dizendo "Não cedo!", ela cedeu. (And whispering, 'I will ne'er consent' - consented.)"

Not in those climes where I have late been straying, Though Beauty long hath there been matchless deemed, Not in those visions to the heart displaying Forms which it sighs but to have only dreamed, Hath aught like thee in truth or fancy seemed: Nor, having seen thee, shall I vainly seek To paint those charms which varied as they beamed — To such as see thee not my words were weak; To those who gaze on thee, what language could they speak?

Few are my years, and, yet, I feel
The World was ne’er design’d for me:
Ah! why do dark’ning shades conceal
The hour when man must cease to be?
Once I beheld a splendid dream,
A visionary scene of bliss;
Truth! — wherefore did thy hated beam
Awake me to a world like this?

the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, the first to welcome, the foremost to defend.

Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most must mourn the deepest o’er the fatal truth, the Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life.

Always laugh when you can. It is a cheap medicine.

Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever, fare thee well:
Even though unforgiving, never
'Gainst thee shall my heart rebel.

Revenge is as the tigers spring,
Deadly, and quick, and crushing; yet, as real
Torture is theirs, what they inflict they feel.

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.

To do good to mankind is the chivalrous plan,
And is always as nobly requited;
Then battle for freedom wherever you can,
And, if not shot or hang’d, you’ll get knighted.

I am at length joined to Bologna, where I am settled like a sausage.

The heart ran o'er
With silent worship of the great of old! The dead but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule
Our spirits from their urns.

Knowledge is not happiness, and science But an exchange of ignorance for that Which is another kind of ignorance.

Juan quase lhe pergunta o que se passa, (Juan would question further, but she pressed)
Mas ela o silencia com um beijo. (His lip to hers and silenced him with this,)
Beijando, o mau agouro ela apaga. (And then dismissed the omen from her breast,)
Sufocou os presságios no seu peito. (Defying augury with that fond kiss.)
Boa maneira para acalmar a alma; (And no doubt of all methods 'tis the best;)
Alguns preferem vinho. Não rejeito. (Some peolple prefer wine - 'tis not amiss.)
Provei os dois. Escolha quem deseja: (I have tried both; so those who would a part take)
O coração partido, ou a enxaqueca. (May choose between the headache and the heartache.)