Richard Francis Burton Quotes

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A man who hoards up riches and enjoys them not is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles. - Richard Francis Burton quote.
A man who hoards up riches and enjoys them not is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.
— Richard Francis Burton
Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. - Richard Francis Burton quote.
Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.
— Richard Francis Burton The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton

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False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the wall it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports. - Richard Francis Burton quote.
False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the wall it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.