Maxioms by Robert Burton
I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which read more
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.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
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.
Like the watermen that row one way and look another.
Like the watermen that row one way and look another.
