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Going as if he trod upon eggs.

Going as if he trod upon eggs.

by Robert Burton Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis a hydra's head contention; the more they strive the more they
may: and as Praxiteles did by his read more

'Tis a hydra's head contention; the more they strive the more they
may: and as Praxiteles did by his glass, when he saw a scurvy
face in it, brake it in pieces; but for that one he saw many more
as bad in a moment.

by Robert Burton Found in: Contention Quotes,
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If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.

If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.

by Robert Burton Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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A mere madness, to live like a wretch, and die rich.

A mere madness, to live like a wretch, and die rich.

by Robert Burton Found in: Misers Quotes,
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I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which read more

I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted
myriads of people: they go commonly together.

by Robert Burton Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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