Quotes by Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

English clergyman and writer

Lived from: 1577 - 1640

Category: Theologians and clergy | Scientists | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 18 february 1577 Died: 25 january 1640

  • I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people. They go commonly together.

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  • A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy Part I, sect. 2,3,6
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  • A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
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  • A mere scholar, a mere ass.
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  • All places are distant from heaven alike.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy Part II, sect. 2, 4
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  • England is paradise for women, and hell for horses: Italy is a paradise for horses, hell for women.
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  • Every man for himself, his own ends, the Devil for all.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy Part III, sect. 1,3
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  • Every man for himself, the devil for all.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy
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  • I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people. They go commonly together.
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  • Idleness is an appendix to nobility.
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  • Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.
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  • No cord nor cable can so forcibly draw, or hold so fast, as love can do with a twined thread.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy Part III, sect 2,1,2
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  • No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.
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  • One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.
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  • The devil is the author of confusion.
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  • The fear of death is worse than death.
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  • They are proud in humility, proud that they are not proud.
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  • What can't be cured must be endured.
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What are the most famous quotes from Robert Burton?

The two most famous quotes from Robert Burton are:

  • "A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better."
  • "A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword."

When did Robert Burton live?

Robert Burton was born in 1577 and died in the year 1640.