Robert Burton (8 February 1577 - 25 January 1640) was an English scholar and vicar at Oxford University, best known for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy

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A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
A good conscience is a continual feast.
Hence it is clear how much more cruel the pen is than the sword.
Hence it is clear how much more cruel the pen is than the sword. (Hinc Gham Sit Calmus Saevior Ense Patet)
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.
No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.
Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
Penny wise, pound foolish.

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