"But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of."
― Lord Byron
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More From Lord Byron
- "Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication."
- "If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher’s cleaver."
- "America is a model of force and freedom and moderation – with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people."
More In Dad
- "There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing."― Gertrude Stein
- "I’m not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant."― Daniel Radcliffe
- "We all started snowboarding in the beginning as a family just to be closer together, go on trips. It was our soccer, but instead of Dad yelling at me from the sideline he is there riding with me and hitting the jumps even before I am hitting them."― Shaun White