It is odd but agitation or contest of any kind gives a rebound to my spirits and sets me up for a time. — Lord Byron
Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them. — Lord Byron
Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life. — Lord Byron
There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. — Lord Byron
Though sages may pour out their wisdom’s treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. — Lord Byron
To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all. — Lord Byron