“The man without a navel still lives in me.”
Quote by Thomas Browne
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Thomas Browne
Thomas Browne, born on October 19, 1605 and died on October 19, 1682, was a renowned English doctor, writer, and philosopher of the 17th century. He is known for his profound philosophical thoughts and deep insights into the human existence. more
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“He who must needs have company, must needs have sometimes bad company.”
Source: Religio Medici. Its sequel, Christian Morals ... With resemblant passages from Cowper's Task, and a verbal index. [Edited by John Peace.]
“Tis hard to find a whole age to imitate, or what century to propose for example.”
Source: Religio Medici [and] Its Sequel Christian Morals
“We do but learn to-day what our better advanced judgements will unteach us tomorrow.”
Source: Religio Medici, Hydrictaphia: Urne-burial, Christian Morals, On Dreams
Source: Miscellaneous Works of Sir Thomas Browne: With Some Account of the Author and His Writings
“Age doth not rectify, but incurvate our natures, turning bad dispositions into worser habits.”
Source: Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Religio medici. Pseudodoxia epidemica, books 1-4
“Things evidently false are not only printed, but many things of truth most falsely set forth.”
Source: Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and Other Papers
“Lord deliver me from myself.”
Source: Sir Thomas Browne's Religio Medici: Or, the Christian Religion, as Professed by a Physician; Freed from Priest-craft and the Jargon of Schools
“How shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves?”
Source: Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and Other Papers