Sir Richard Francis Burton List of quotes page 1

Quotes by Sir Richard Francis Burton

"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."

"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."

"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."

"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."

"Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind."

"Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his s"

"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"

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