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. -Robert Burton Happiness
One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague. -Robert Burton Marriage
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 Men
To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun. -Robert Burton Power
What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love's the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. -Robert Burton Morning
