Maxioms by Sir Thomas Browne
Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making read more
Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making them mine own, I may more
easily discuss them; for in mine own reason, and within myself, I
can command that which I cannot entreat without myself, and
within the circle of another.
A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.
A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.
The created world is but a small parenthesis in eternity.
The created world is but a small parenthesis in eternity.
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish read more
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis
best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent
spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves
an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.
All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
