Richard Francis Burton Professions : Translator Born : March 19, 1821 Died : October 20, 1890 Browse All Authors Top 30 quotes by Richard Francis Burton Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of Habit, the leaden weight of Routine, the cloak of many Cares and the slavery of Civilization, man feels once more happy. Richard Francis Burton nature journey travel Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind. Richard Francis Burton wealth money mind Of the gladdest moments in human life...is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Richard Francis Burton journey inspirational travel The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own. Richard Francis Burton atheism liberty ambition If you can’t laugh together in bed, the chances are you are incompatible, anyway. I’d rather hear a girl laugh well than try to turn me on with long, silent, soulful, secret looks. If you can laugh with a woman, everything else falls into place. Richard Francis Burton girl long fall Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws. Richard Francis Burton self men life Cease, man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; Richard Francis Burton shining fun men The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. Richard Francis Burton atheist religious death One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow. Richard Francis Burton sea islands wings I'd like to be born the son of a duke with 90,000 pounds a year, on an enormous estate.... And I'd like to have the most enormous library, and I'd like to think that I could read those books forever and forever, and die unlamented, unknown, unsung, unhonored - and packed with information. Richard Francis Burton book son thinking How melancholy a thing is success. Whilst failure inspirits a man, attainment reads the sad prosy lesson that all our glories "Are shadows, not substantial things." Truly said the sayer, "disappointment is the salt of life" a salutary bitter which strengthens the mind for fresh exertion, and gives a double value to the prize. Richard Francis Burton disappointment mind giving All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own. Richard Francis Burton mirrors faith believe Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own. Richard Francis Burton done past art All so-called revealed religions consist mainly of three portions, a cosmogony more or less mythical, a history more or less falsified, and a moral code more or less pure. Richard Francis Burton portions moral three Home is where the books are Richard Francis Burton home book Friends of my youth, a last adieu! haply some day we meet again; Richard Francis Burton self men years The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou callest thine. Richard Francis Burton length lines infinite Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know. Richard Francis Burton knows knowledge Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the governor and his son, who were profuse in their attentions, that I was in earnest. Richard Francis Burton passion son fall The men were wild as ourang-outans, and the women fit only to flog cattle. Richard Francis Burton fit he-man men Similar Authors Burton Watson translator Burton Raffel translator Ase-Marie Nesse translator Arthur Waley translator David Bellos translator Denys Johnson-Davies translator All Authors
