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Sir Thomas Browne

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The iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity.

Sir Thomas Browne

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We carry with us the wonders we seek without us: There is all Africa and her prodigies in us.

Sir Thomas Browne

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But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves? Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world; yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner.

Sir Thomas Browne

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Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude.

Sir Thomas Browne

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What song the Sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

Sir Thomas Browne

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The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox?

Sir Thomas Browne

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Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good.

Sir Thomas Browne

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