Maxioms by Robert Burton
Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, read more
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.
Carcasses bleed at the sight of the murderer.
Carcasses bleed at the sight of the murderer.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
I would help others out of a fellow-feeling.
I would help others out of a fellow-feeling.
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
