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Like the watermen that row one way and look another.

Like the watermen that row one way and look another.

by Robert Burton Found in: Boating Quotes,
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From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the
sword.
[Lat., Hinc quam read more

From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the
sword.
[Lat., Hinc quam sit calamus saevior euse, patet.]

by Robert Burton Found in: Pen Quotes,
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[Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry
them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, read more

[Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry
them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, make them as
so many anatomies.

by Robert Burton Found in: Disease Quotes,
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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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Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.

Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.

by Robert Burton Found in: Childhood Quotes,
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