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.

Quote by Robert Burton

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Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they...

Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they...

One was never married and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague

One was never married and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant...

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant...

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

Our wrangling lawyers are so litigious and busy here on earth, that I think they...

Our wrangling lawyers are so litigious and busy here on earth, that I think they...

What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun,...

What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun,...

If there be a hell upon earth it is to be found in a melancholy...

If there be a hell upon earth it is to be found in a melancholy...

What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun,...

What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun,...

A good conscience is a continual feast.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

Most part of a lover's life is full of agony, anxiety, fear and grief, complaints,...

Most part of a lover's life is full of agony, anxiety, fear and grief, complaints,...

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

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

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the...

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the...

They lard their lean books with the fat of others' works.

They lard their lean books with the fat of others' works.

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.

We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.

No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.

No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.

A quiet mind cureth all.

A quiet mind cureth all.

Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular all...

Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular all...

One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.

One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.