Byron

Famous quotes containing the word byron:

    Though women are angels, yet wedlock’s the devil.
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    They mourn, but smile at length; and, smiling, mourn;
    The tree will wither long before it fall;
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon—the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)