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

Quote by Robert Burton

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

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

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

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,...

Wit without employment is a disease

Wit without employment is a disease

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

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...

Good laws are begot by bad actions

Good laws are begot by bad actions

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

Health indeed is a precious thing, to recover and preserve which we undergo any misery,...

Health indeed is a precious thing, to recover and preserve which we undergo any misery,...

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...

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

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...

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

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

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.

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.