What did Lord Byron mean by: I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor. - Lord Byron Poet · England Copy
+ There’s naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Byron, Doubt, Literature, Religion, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ Few things surpass old wine; and they may preach Who please, the more because they preach in vain Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Byron, Wine, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ With thee all tales are sweet; each clime has charms; earth – sea alike – our world within our arms. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Byron, Our World, Sea, Sweet, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ Self praise is no praise at all. Feraz Zeid, August 21, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Byron, Praise, Self, Vanity, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ There’s not a joy the world can give like that it takes away. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Lord Byron, Joy, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Byron, Mind, Mistake, Scratches, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ Religion-freedom-vengeance-what you will, A word’s enough to raise mankind to kill. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Byron, Enough, Political, Vengeance, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
+ My altars are the mountains and the ocean. Feraz Zeid, June 2, 2023January 10, 2024, Lord Byron, Altars, Mountain, Ocean, 0 - Lord Byron Poet · England
The skin of all of us is responsive to gypsy songs and military marches. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The court is like a palace of marble; it’s composed of people very hard and very polished. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important. - Quincy Jones Music producer
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. - Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
