Quotes by Byron, Lord

All are inclined to believe what they covet, from a lottery-ticket up >>

I have seen a thousand graves opened, and always perceived that whatev >>

I have always laid it down as a maxim --and found it justified by expe >>

Quotations about Poetry and Poets

War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas >>

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former c >>

Any healthy man can go without food for two days -- but not without po >>

I by no means rank poetry high in the scale of intelligence --this may look like affectation but it is my real opinion. It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake.

Byron, Lord