Maxioms by Robert Burton
They are proud in humility, proud in that they are not proud.
They are proud in humility, proud in that they are not proud.
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
A mere madness, to live like a wretch, and die rich.
A mere madness, to live like a wretch, and die rich.
They had their lean books with the fat of others' works.
They had their lean books with the fat of others' works.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
