Facts about Richard Francis Burton

Occup.Explorer
FromEngland
BornMarch 19, 1821
DiedOctober 19, 1890
Aged69 years

Summary

Richard Francis Burton was a famous Explorer from England, who lived between March 19, 1821 and October 19, 1890. He/she became 69 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 6 quotes who is written / told by Richard.

6 Famous quotes by Richard Francis Burton

Small: Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to t
"Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the governor and his son, who were profuse in their attentions, that I was in earnest"
Small: Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder
"Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder"
Small: Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us
"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us"
Small: Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins
"Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins"
Small: One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another
"One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another"
Small: I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy,
"I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me"