Wit without employment is a disease

Quote by Robert Burton

Topics: Disease Quotes

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...

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...

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 quiet mind cureth all.

A quiet mind cureth all.

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,...

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...

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...

One religion is as true as another

One religion is as true as another

Be not solitary, be not idle

Be not solitary, be not idle

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.

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

Good laws are begot by bad actions

Good laws are begot by bad actions

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...

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

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

After you find out all the things that can go wrong, your life becomes less...

After you find out all the things that can go wrong, your life becomes less...

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.

Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.