Maxioms by Robert Burton
As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and
some of our city captains and read more
As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and
some of our city captains and carpet knights will make this good,
and prove it.
Doth the moon care for the barking of a dog?
Doth the moon care for the barking of a dog?
Our wrangling lawyers . . . are so litigious and busy here on
earth, that I think they will read more
Our wrangling lawyers . . . are so litigious and busy here on
earth, that I think they will plead their clients' causes
hereafter, some of them in hell.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
