George Gordon Byron
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“I think the worst woman that ever existed would have made a man of very passable reputation—they are all better than us & their faults such as they are must originate with ourselves.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe,
Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast,
Is that portentous phrase, “I told you so,”
Uttered by friends, those prophets of the past.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Statesmen, chiefs, orators, queens, patriots, kings,
And dandies, all are gone on the wind’s wings.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)