Robert Burton ( 10 of 64 )
Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.
Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
See one promontory (said Socrates of old) one mountain, one sea,
one river, and see all.
See one promontory (said Socrates of old) one mountain, one sea,
one river, and see all.
Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . .
he had two distinct persons read more
Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . .
he had two distinct persons in him.
Every schoolboy hath that famous testament of Grunnius Corocotta
Porcellus at his fingers' ends.
Every schoolboy hath that famous testament of Grunnius Corocotta
Porcellus at his fingers' ends.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
For I light my candle from their torches.
For I light my candle from their torches.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
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.
