Robert Burton ( 10 of 64 )
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.
Doth the moon care for the barking of a dog?
Doth the moon care for the barking of a dog?
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time,
which every day produces, and which most read more
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time,
which every day produces, and which most men throw away, but
which nevertheless will make at the end of it no small deduction
for the life of man.
The rich Physician, honor'd Lawyers ride,
Whilst the poor Scholar foots it by their side.
[Lat., Dat read more
The rich Physician, honor'd Lawyers ride,
Whilst the poor Scholar foots it by their side.
[Lat., Dat Galenus opes, dat Justinianus honores,
Sed genus species cogitur ire pedes.]
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
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.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
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.]
