Sir Thomas Browne
British author, physician and philosopher
Lived from: 1605 - 1682
Category: Philosophers | Scientists | Writers (Contemporary) Country: United Kingdom
Born: 19 october 1605 Died: 19 october 1682
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Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
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There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun.
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Though it be in the power of the weakest arm to take away life, it is not in the strongest to deprive us of death.
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To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere philosophy.
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We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases.
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We term sleep a death by which we may be literally said to die daily; in fine, so like death, I dare not trust it without my prayers.
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