The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves two, all the world else is blinde.
Quotes from The Anatomy of Melancholy — Robert Burton
1577–1640 England
110 quotes
The fear of some divine and supreme powers keeps men in obedience.
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Every man for himself, his own ends, the Devil for all.
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As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
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All places are distant from heaven alike.
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For ignorance is the mother of devotion, as all the world knows, and these times can amply witness.
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No cord nor cable can so forcibly draw, or hold so fast, as love can do with a twined thread.
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Aristotle said melancholy men of all others are most witty.
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If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.
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From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword.
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Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular, all his life long.
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Cookery is become an art, a noble science; cooks are gentlemen.
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Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven.
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The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
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A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
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The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
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When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.
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Set a beggar on horseback and he will ride a gallop.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Burton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.