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As that great captain, Ziska, would have a drum made of his skin when he was dead, because he thought the very noise of it would put his enemies to flight. (Robert Burton)

Machiavel says virtue and riches seldom settle on one man.

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[The rich] are indeed rather possessed by their money than possessors.

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Women wear the breeches.

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Rob Peter, and pay Paul.

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What can't be cured must be endured.

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The pen worse than the sword.

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Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse; envy alone wants both.

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He that increaseth wisdom, increaseth sorrow.

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That which others hear or read of, I felt and practised myself; they get their knowledge by books, I mine by melancholizing.

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What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. (Robert Burton)

Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.

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The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

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Robert Burton

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Occupation: English Writer
Born: January 29, 1577
Died: January 25, 1640
Quotes count: 113
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