A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. – Robert Burton
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. – Robert Burton
What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning loves the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. – Robert Burton
Worldly wealth is the Devils bait and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. – Robert Burton