Be not solitary, be not idle.
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The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.
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| Birth: | 8th February, 1577 |
| Death: | 25th January, 1640 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Author |
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Robert Burton was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy. He was also the incumbent of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, and of Segrave in Leicestershire.
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