Maxioms by Sir Thomas Browne
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
Think not thy time short in this world, since the world itself is
not long. The created world is read more
Think not thy time short in this world, since the world itself is
not long. The created world is but a small parenthesis in
eternity, and a short interposition, for a time, between such a
state of duration as was before it and may be after it.
The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel
sometimes a hell dwells within myself.
The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel
sometimes a hell dwells within myself.
