Related links

British History - Famous dates - Cultural Britain - Monarchs

Join in

Send page to a friend

BOOK TORQUAY HOTELS

Richard Burton Quotes

More Quotes

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

Born in Torquay, Devon
More about Richard Burton

More famous Britons here

Brit Quote:
When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul. - Max Beerbohm
More Quotes

On this day:
Battle of Blackheath - 1497, Lister performs the first operation using an antiseptic. - 1867, Robert Calvi Gods Banker found dead - 1982
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages