Lord Byron

All tragedies are finished by a death, all comedies by a marriage.

I have a great contempt for the world, and I am not ashamed to own it.

I am a very bad Christian, but I am a very good philosopher.

Love is a thing of very great interest, but it is not a thing of much importance.

I have always been of opinion that the best way to make a man a good soldier is to make him a good citizen.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

I am a very proud man, and I have a great contempt for those who are not.

The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

I have a great passion for horses, and I think they are much better than men.

The more I see of men, the more I love dogs.

I never was much of a believer in human perfectibility.

A woman's reputation is like a mirror, which a single breath can tarnish.

I have been accused of being a misanthrope, but I am only a hater of hypocrisy.

The great advantage of being a fool is that one is always content with oneself.

I am a very passionate man, and I cannot live without passion.

What is love? 'Tis not hereafter; present bliss is all we know.

I have always been a friend of the oppressed, and an enemy of the oppressor.

The greatest minds are those who can be both serious and frivolous.

I would rather be a worm than a god, if I could only be a free worm.

I have a great admiration for the Turks, they are a brave and generous people.