Quote#Happiness
Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an…
Quote byRobert Burton · 1577–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part I, Section 2, member 3, subsection 7, Envy, Malice, Hatred, Causes..
English (original)
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.
— Robert Burton
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