Robert Burton

What physic, what chirurgery, what wealth, favor, authority can relieve, bear out, assuage, or expel a troubled conscience? A quiet mind cureth all them, but all they cannot comfort a distressed soul: who can put to silence the voice of desperation?

When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.

One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.

Every man, as the saying is, can tame a shrew but he that hath her.

Out of too much learning become mad.

Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases...but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.

Like a hog, or dog in the manger, he doth only keep it because it shall do nobody else good, hurting himself and others.

The commonwealth of Venice in their armory have this inscription: "Happy is that city which in time of peace thinks of war."

I would help others, out of a fellow-feeling.

Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.

Machiavel says virtue and riches seldom settle on one man.

Women wear the breeches.

Where God hath a temple, the Devil will have a chapel.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Smile with an intent to do mischief, or cozen him whom he salutes.