"It is most true, stylus virum arguit, -…" — Robert Burton

"It is most true, stylus virum arguit, - our style betrays us"

— Robert Burton

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45 Quotes by Robert Burton

Robert Burton has 45 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb,…
Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun.
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in…
No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to…
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.
Certainty is not biologically possible. We must learn (and teach our children) to tolerate the unpleasantness of uncertainty. Science has…
Good science requires distinguishing between "felt knowledge" and knowledge arising out of testable observations. "I am sure" is a mental…
Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the…

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More Betrayal Quotes

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Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his… — Sarah Bernhardt
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. — Josh Billings
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit. — Lucien Bouchard
The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the… — Charles Bronson
I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other. — Taylor Caldwell
I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life. — Taylor Caldwell
You want to believe that there's one relationship in life that's beyond betrayal. A relationship that's beyond that kind of… — Caleb Carr
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love. — John le Carre
Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence. — Nick Cave
Maybe I wanted to hear it so badly that my ears betrayed my mind in order to secure my heart. — Margaret Cho
Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal. — Deepak Chopra

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