Health indeed is a precious thing, to recover and preserve which we undergo any misery, drink bitter potions, freely give our goods: restore a man to his health, his purse lies open to thee.

Quote by Robert Burton

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To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle...

To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle...

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...

Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven

Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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...

A good conscience is a continual feast.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

Truth is the shattered mirror strewn in myriad bits; while each believes his little bit...

Truth is the shattered mirror strewn in myriad bits; while each believes his little bit...

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of...

Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of...

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.

Many men are melancholy by hearing music, but it is a pleasing melancholy that it...

Many men are melancholy by hearing music, but it is a pleasing melancholy that it...

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...

Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.

Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.

Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards.

Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards.

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...

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 quiet mind cureth all.

A quiet mind cureth all.