What did Lord Byron mean by: Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication. Lord Byron Poet · England Copy
+ And gentle winds and waters near, make music to the lonely ear. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Nature, Solitude, Tranquility, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Darkness, Eternity, Loss, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ What want these outlaws conquerors should have but history’s purchased page to call them great? Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Ambition, Legacy, Power, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bark of vapour. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Materialism, Value, Wealth, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ To chase the glowing hours with flying feet. Author, June 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Byron, Happiness, Time, Youth, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ A little still she strove, and much repented, And whispering “I will ne’er consent”—consented. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Consent, Regret, Struggle, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Admiration, Regret, Uniqueness, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
+ Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Betrayal, Deception, Love, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England
There is no art without intoxication. But I mean a mad intoxication! Let reason teeter! Delirium! Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
We hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
