“they swell in this life as if they were immortal, and demigods, for want of understanding.” — Robert Burton Demigods Copy Share Image
“Heraclitus the philosopher, out of a serious meditation of men's lives, fell a weeping, and with continual tears bewailed their misery, madness,… — Robert Burton Philosophy Copy Share Image
Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they would be hanged forthwith, and sometimes die… — Robert Burton Hanged Copy Share Image
“Wine is strong, the king is strong, women are strong, but truth overcometh all things.” — Robert Burton Strong women Copy Share Image
The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves. — Robert Burton Ambition Copy Share Image
Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse: envy alone wants both. — Robert Burton Bitter love Copy Share Image
“who is not sick, or ill-disposed? in whom doth not passion, anger, envy, discontent, fear and sorrow reign? Who labours not of… — Robert Burton Discontent Copy Share Image
“knaves and fools commonly fare and deserve best in worldlings' eyes and opinions.” — Robert Burton Fool Copy Share Image
“as{268} Petrarch observes, we change language, habits, laws, customs, manners, but not vices, not diseases, not the symptoms of folly and madness,… — Robert Burton Change Copy Share Image
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. — Robert Burton May Copy Share Image
“There is no greater cause of melancholy than idleness, no greater cure than business.” — Robert Burton Business Copy Share Image
“That which others hear or read of, I felt and practised myself; they get their knowledge by books, I mine by melancholizing.” — Robert Burton Book Copy Share Image
Truth is the shattered mirror strewn in myriad bits; while each believes his little bit the whole to own — Robert Burton Mirror Copy Share Image
If there be a hell upon earth it is to be found in a melancholy man's heart — Robert Burton Heart Copy Share Image
Our wrangling lawyers are so litigious and busy here on earth, that I think they will plead their clients' cases hereafter, some… — Robert Burton Law and lawyers Copy Share Image
“A true saying it is, ‘Desire hath no rest;‘ is infinite in itself, endless; and as one calls it, a perpetual rack,… — Robert Burton Desire Copy Share Image
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as… — Robert Burton Bait Copy Share Image
“We love neither God nor our neighbor as we should. Our love in spiritual things is "too defective, in worldly things too… — Robert Burton Love Copy Share Image
“Judges give judgment according to their own advantage, doing manifest wrong to poor innocents to please others. Notaries alter sentences, and for… — Robert Burton False witness Copy Share Image
“Hippocrates asked the reason why he laughed. He told him, at the vanities and the fopperies of the time, to see men… — Robert Burton Laughed Copy Share Image
