Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion. Use this quote
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. Use this quote
To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun. Use this quote
One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague. Use this quote
What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. Use this quote
