I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us. — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another. — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own. — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
When doctors differ who decides amid the milliard-headed throng? — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
Friends of my youth, a last adieu! Haply some day we meet again: Ye ne'er the self-same men shall meet; the years shall make… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.” — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
“O genius," I said, "you see that this Sultan was not content with merely forgiving the envious man for the attempt on his life;… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
For each believes his glimm'ering lamp to be the gorgeous light of day. — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
“Scheherazade had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of bygone men and things; indeed it… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
