A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.

Quote by Richard Burton

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The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything...

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything...

You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me...

You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me...

Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.

Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.

If you drink it straight down, you can feel it going into each individual intestine.

If you drink it straight down, you can feel it going into each individual intestine.

There is no Heaven, there is no Hell; These are the dreams of baby minds;...

There is no Heaven, there is no Hell; These are the dreams of baby minds;...

I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby...

I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby...

If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship...

False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship...

They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.

They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.

The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional.

The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional.

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to...

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to...

I've done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the...

I've done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the...

How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the...

How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the...

Travelers are like poets. They are mostly an angry race.

Travelers are like poets. They are mostly an angry race.

Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for...

Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for...

This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.

This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.

An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than...

An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than...

Men play the game; women know the score.

Men play the game; women know the score.

Why are women so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

Why are women so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

Never comment on a woman's rear end. Never use the words large or size with...

Never comment on a woman's rear end. Never use the words large or size with...