Quotes | Most Inspiring and Motivational Quotes

"Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?"

"Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?"

Lord Byron, British Poet

Existentialism, Infinity, Living, Stars

37

"Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!"

"Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!"

Lord Byron, British Poet

Poetry,

50

"Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire."

"Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Love, Angels, Desire, Earth

27

"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."

"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."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Control, Deep, Earth, Man

38

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Society, Now

28

"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray."

"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Life, Clouds, Evening, Smiles

39

"Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction."

"Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Truth, Fiction

16

"America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people."

"America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people."

Lord Byron, British Poet

People, America, Force, Freedom

33

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Humor, Medicine

47

"Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure."

"Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Wisdom, May, Pleasure, Treasure

24

"All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin."

"All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Happiness, Joy

45

"Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge."

"Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Life, Night

19

"Adversity is the first path to truth."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Truth, Adversity, First

38

"Absence - that common cure of love."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Love, Absence, Cure

44

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Etiquette, Drinking, Eating, Woman

66

"A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins."

"A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Transience, May, State, Years

59

"A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over, anything but friends."

"A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over, anything but friends."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Friendship, Friend, Friends, Lovers

53

"Prolonged endurance tames the bold."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Resilience, Endurance

38

"There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything."

"There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Doubt, Nothing

21

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Love, Being

33

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Life, Knowledge, Sorrow

18

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Old,

51

"The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity."

"The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Beginning, Necessity, Sense

38

"The busy have no time for tears."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Time, Tears

18

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Wit, End

71

"The dew of compassion is a tear."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Compassion, Dew

57

"The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain."

"The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Life, Art, Pain

28

"The heart will break, but broken live on."

"The heart will break, but broken live on."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Heart, Will

40

"The place is very well and quiet and the children only scream in a low voice."

"The place is very well and quiet and the children only scream in a low voice."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Family, Children, Quiet, Voice

19

"What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman."

"What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Man, Woman

29

"There is no instinct like that of the heart."

"There is no instinct like that of the heart."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Heart, Instinct

23

"We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive."

"We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Trust, Motive

50

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Religion, Doubt, Spirit

19

"They never fail who die in a great cause."

"They never fail who die in a great cause."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Cause,

18

"This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions."

"This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Age, Intentions, Inventions, Killing

65

"This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all."

"This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Fear, Hope, Man, Nothing

82

"Smiles form the channels of a future tear."

"Smiles form the channels of a future tear."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Future, Smiles

19

"Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen."

"Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Love, Country

20

"'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't."

"'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Vanity, Name, Nothing

57

"'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it."

"'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Life, Desire

35

"To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin."

"To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Happiness, Joy

23

"To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all."

"To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Solitude, Motive

17

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

God, People, Chaos, World

47

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

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

Lord Byron, British Poet

Friendship, Life, Friend, First, Poor

52

"He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?"

"He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?"

Lord Byron, British Poet

Earth,

25

"A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."

"A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Architecture, Poetry, Dress, Man

27

"I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure."

"I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Pleasure,

22

"I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether."

"I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Politics, Consistency, Indifference

17

"I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all."

"I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Love,

16

"I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves."

"I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Fortune, Nothing

All Quotes Collection

"Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?"

37

"Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!"

50

"Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire."

27

"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."

38

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

28

"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray."

39

"Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction."

16

"America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people."

33

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

47

"Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure."

24

"All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin."

45

"Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge."

19

"Adversity is the first path to truth."

38

"Absence - that common cure of love."

44

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

66

"A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins."

59

"A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over, anything but friends."

53

"Prolonged endurance tames the bold."

38

"There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything."

21

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

33

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

18

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

51

"The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity."

38

"The busy have no time for tears."

18

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

71

"The dew of compassion is a tear."

57

"The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain."

28

"The heart will break, but broken live on."

40

"The place is very well and quiet and the children only scream in a low voice."

19

"What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman."

29

"There is no instinct like that of the heart."

23

"We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive."

50

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

19

"They never fail who die in a great cause."

18

"This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions."

65

"This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all."

82

"Smiles form the channels of a future tear."

19

"Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen."

20

"'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't."

57

"'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it."