“Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world.”
Quote by Thomas Browne
Work
Religio Medici: Hydriotaphia : and the Letter to a Friend
Thomas Browne's work is a blend of scholarly inquiry and personal reflection, featuring his distinctive style of eloquent and introspective prose. The title pieces, Religio Medici and Hydriotaphia, delve into the nature of religion and the human condition, while the Letter to a Friend offers a personal and philosophical dialogue. more
Author
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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“Where I cannot satisfy my reason, I love to humour my fancy.”
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“To me avarice seems not so much a vice as a deplorable piece of madness.”
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Source: Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and Other Papers
“Study prophecies when they are become histories.”
Source: Religio Medici. Its sequel, Christian Morals ... With resemblant passages from Cowper's Task, and a verbal index. [Edited by John Peace.]
Source: Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Repertorium. A letter to a friend. Christian morals. Certain miscellany tracts. Unpublished papers
“Do the devils lie? No; for then even hell could not subsist.”
“Oblivion is not to be hired.”
Source: The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Hydriotaphia. Brampton urns. A letter to a friend, upon occasion of the death of his intimate friend. Christian morals, &c. Miscellany tracts. Repertorium. Miscellanies. Domestic correspondence, journals, &c. Miscellaneous correspondence
“Grave-stones tell truth scarce forty years. Generations pass while families last not three oaks.”
Source: The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Hydriotaphia. Brampton urns. A letter to a friend, upon occasion of the death of his intimate friend. Christian morals, &c. Miscellany tracts. Repertorium. Miscellanies. Domestic correspondence, journals, &c. Miscellaneous correspondence