Quote#Sadness
Melancholy and despair, though often, do not always concur; there is…
Quote byRobert Burton · 1577–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part III, Section 4, member 2, subsection 3, Causes of Despair, the Devil, Melancholy, Meditation, Distrust, Weakness of Faith, Rigid Ministers, Misunderstanding Scriptures, Guilty Consciences, etc..
English (original)
Melancholy and despair, though often, do not always concur; there is much difference: melancholy fears without a cause, this upon great occasion; melancholy is caused by fear and grief, but this torment procures them and all extremity of bitterness.
— Robert Burton
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