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
Restore a man to his health, his purse lies open to thee. – Robert Burton
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. – 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