“They lard their lean books with the fat of others' works.”
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Democritus Junior to the Reader
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The Anatomy of Melancholy
The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621, but republished five more times over the next seventeen years with massive alterations and expansions.
“A good conscience is a continual feast.”
Section 4, member 2, subsection 3, Causes of Despair, the Devil, Melancholy, Meditation, Distrust, Weakness of Faith, Rigid Ministers, Misunderstanding Scriptures, Guilty Consciences, etc.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III
“The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves two, all the world else is blinde.”
Ed. 6, p. 40.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Democritus Junior to the Reader
“Machiavel says virtue and riches seldom settle on one man.”
Section 2, member 2.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part II
“[The rich] are indeed rather possessed by their money than possessors.”
Section 2, member 3, subsection 12, Covetousness, a Cause.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part I
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Democritus Junior to the Reader
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Democritus Junior to the Reader
Section 2, member 3, subsection 7, Envy, Malice, Hatred, Causes.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part I
Context: Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse; envy alone wants both. Other sins last but for awhile; the gut may be satisfied, anger remits, hatred hath an end, envy never ceaseth.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Democritus Junior to the Reader
Section 4, member 2, subsection 3, Causes of Despair, the Devil, Melancholy, Meditation, Distrust, Weakness of Faith, Rigid Ministers, Misunderstanding Scriptures, Guilty Consciences, etc.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III
