A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. - Robert Burton

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A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.

Robert Burton

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About Robert Burton

Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English writer and scholar at Oxford University (at Christ Church), known chiefly for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy.

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Pen Names: Democritus junior

Alternative Names: Democritus Junior

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Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they would be hanged forthwith, and sometimes die to save charges.

Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards; their worthiest captains, best wits, greatest scholars, bravest spirits in all our annals, have been base [born].

A good conscience is a continual feast.