The poet Lord Byron wrote

“The great object of life is sensation - to feel that we exist, even though in pain”

He said a beautiful life meant having the courage to suffer a broken heart

Here’s excerpts from Byron’s work on how you can find beauty in the midst of heartbreak:

“Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life”

Ignorance is not bliss - it's a lukewarm existence

Knowledge brings sorrow, but joy. The deeper you hurt, the more you can appreciate life

"What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? The hearts bleed longest, and heals but to wear that which disfigures it"

Suffering is not only necessary - it defines who you are

A courageous life means bearing your burdens nobly... it molds you with virtue

"There are four questions of value in life: 

What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for?

The answer to each is the same. Only love"

Why does all life point to love?

Because love builds hope - the only true answer to pain

“Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey”

Bravery isn't about brawn - it's about loving the Good so much that you're willing to die for it

Love the Good more than life, and you'll learn to love life

“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore”

Solitude in nature is the best cure to a broken heart:

Meditate on your pain in silence, and your suffering softens... Wisdom replaces heartache

“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on”

Life can break your body, but never your spirit

Even the saddest soul has the capacity to hope for better days

Embrace hope, and you'll find meaning even in a broken heart

"To have joy, one must share it"

The world is a reflection of your character

You cannot receive that which you don't freely give

If you want joy, be joyous to others

If you want love, love others

Only by changing yourself does your world begin to change

“A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound"

You need pain to strengthen your mind and heart

If you never face adversity, then the smallest of heartaches will ruin you

Welcome hardship, and you can endure the deepest strains of love

“They never fail who die in a great cause”

There is no greater cause than to humbly be a servant to others

Learn to love without expectation, and you can be assured your life was a remarkable success