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Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and Other Papers

This work is a compilation of various essays that delve into the author's personal reflections on religious beliefs, ethical considerations, and the nature of death. The title piece, "Religio Medici," is a letter to a friend discussing the author's religious beliefs and practices. The book also includes discussions on Christian morals and the concept of urn-burial, among other topics. more

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Thomas Browne
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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“To ruminate upon evils, to make critical notes upon injuries, and be too acute in their apprehensions, is to add unto our own tortures, to feather the arrows of our enemies, to lash ourselves with the scorpions of our foes, and to resolve to sleep no more.”

“Oblivion is not to be hired: The greater part must be content to be as though they had not been, to be found in the Register of God, not in the record of man.”

“And surely, he that hath taken the true Altitude of Things, and rightly calculated the degenerate state of this Age, is not like to envy those that shall live in the next, much less three or four hundred Years hence, when no Man can comfortably imagine what Face this World will carry.”