Robert Burton

Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride read more

Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride the Devil.]

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.

He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.

He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.

They had their lean books with the fat of others' works.

They had their lean books with the fat of others' works.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

All places are distant from heaven alike.