Top 8 Quotes by Isabel Burton

He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool -- shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple -- teach him.

He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool -- shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple -- teach him.

Isabel Burton

Knowledge, Simple, Fool

Lady Isabel Burton (1893). “The Life of Captain Sir Richd. F. Burton”

I have no leisure to think of style or of polish, or to select the best language, the best English - no time to shine as an authoress. I must just think aloud, so as not to keep the public waiting.

Isabel Burton

Thinking, Shining, Waiting

People of delicate health, selfish dispositions, and coarse minds, can always bear the sufferings of others placidly.

Isabel Burton

Selfish, Suffering Of Others, People

Lady Isabel Burton (1875). “The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land: From My Private Journal”, p.262

I saw the desert, it grew upon me. There are times, when I have sorrows, that I hunger and thirst for it.

Isabel Burton

Sorrow, Desert, Hunger And Thirst

Lady Isabel Burton (1875). “The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land: From My Private Journal”, p.2

where I have seen good I shall speak of it with pleasure, and where I have seen the reverse, I shall try to be silent; for a book is meant to give pleasure, and pain that is inflicted in black and white lasts for ever.

Isabel Burton

Pain, Book, Black And White

Lady Isabel Burton (1875). “The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land: From My Private Journal”, p.3