Quotes by Byron, Lord

Folly loves the martyrdom of fame. >>

When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation), sleep, eat >>

The way to be immortal (I mean not to die at all) is to have me for yo >>

Quotations about Fame

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we >>

May the countryside and the gliding valley streams content me. Lost to >>

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now >>

My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.

Byron, Lord