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

Quote by Robert Burton

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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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can...

No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can...

Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in...

Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in...

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.

Wit without employment is a disease

Wit without employment is a disease

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...

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

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

Be not solitary, be not idle

Be not solitary, be not idle

A good conscience is a continual feast.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it