Robert Burton

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.

Wonders I sing; the sun has set; no night has followed.
[Lat., Mira cano; sol occubuit;
Nox read more

Wonders I sing; the sun has set; no night has followed.
[Lat., Mira cano; sol occubuit;
Nox nulla secuta est.]

If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.

If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.

[Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry
them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, read more

[Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry
them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, make them as
so many anatomies.