Cease, Man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; enjoy thy shining h… - Richard Francis Burton

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Cease, Man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, but is the dance less full of fun?

Richard Francis Burton

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Sir Richard Francis Burton (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British consul, explorer, translator, writer, poet, Orientalist and swordsman known for his often-unprecedented exploits of travel and exploration as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.

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Alternative Names: Sir Richard Burton • Richard F. Burton • Sir Richard Francis Burton • Richard Burton • Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton • R. F. Burton

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Starting in a hollowed log of wood — some thousand miles up a river, with an infinitesimal prospect of returning! I ask myself 'Why?' and the only echo is 'damned fool!... the Devil drives'.

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.

"Be ye Good Boys, go seek for Heav'en, come pay the priest that holds the key;"
So spake, and speaks, and aye shall speak the last to enter Heaven, — he.

Cease, Man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, but is the dance less full of fun? - Richard Francis Burton

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