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.

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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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Alternative Names: Democritus Junior
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