Top 10 Quotes by Richard Burton

If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

Rubbish, Being The Best, Ifs

"Paranoia & Power: Fear & Fame of Entertainment Icons" by Gene N. Landrum, Morgan James Publishing, (p. 225), November 1, 2007.

I have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink.

Richard Burton

Drinking, Beer, Men

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One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy.

Richard Burton

Travel, Home, Journey

A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.

Richard Burton

Men, Gold, Riches

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False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.

Richard Burton

Friendship, Fake Friends, Fake People

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk.

Richard Burton

Funny, Humorous, Drinking

"Bottled Wisdom: Over 1,000 Spirited Quotations & Anecdotes" by Mark Pollman, Wildstone Media, (p. 146), January 1, 1998.

How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the most important events of a man's life, religiously preserve the merest trifles.

Richard Burton

Dream, Memories, Men