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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

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

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