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Quote by Robert Burton
I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of

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

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

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Who loves not women, wine, and song, remains a fool his whole life long. – German Proverb

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Wine in, truth out. – English proverb

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