What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; love’s the cloudless summer sun, nature gay adorning. Robert Burton Read Quote
Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular all his life long. Robert Burton Read Quote
Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion. Robert Burton Read Quote
To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun. Robert Burton Read Quote
Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes’ bastards. Robert Burton Read 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. Robert Burton Read Quote
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 Read Quote