“My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wru…”

“My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.”

— Lord Byron

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Title: Wikiquote: Lord Byron
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Context

Letter to Thomas Moore (9 April 1814).

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Byron, Lord. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Lord Byron. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lord_Byron

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