Maxioms by Sir Thomas Browne
A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.
A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.
I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.
I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.
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.
Every man is his own greatest enemy, and as it were his own
executioner.
Every man is his own greatest enemy, and as it were his own
executioner.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
