"Thus is Man that great and true Amphibium,……" — Thomas Browne
"Thus is Man that great and true Amphibium, whose nature is disposed to live, not onely like other creatures in divers elements, but in divided and distinguished worlds: for though there be but one to sense, there are two to reason, the one visible, the other invisible."
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Thomas Browne
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137 Quotes by Thomas Browne
Thomas Browne has 137 quotes on this site.
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We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.
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All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
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Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
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Let age, not envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks.
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Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.
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Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.
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Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plan religion.
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I could never divide myself from any man upon the difference of an opinion, or be angry with his judgment…
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Death hath a thousand doors to let out life. I shall find one.
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Think not silence the wisdom of fools; but, if rightly timed, the honor of wise men, who have not the…
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Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.
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Be charitable before wealth makes you covetous.
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God's first creature, which was light.
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