7 Quotes & Sayings By Sir Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682), an alchemist and physician, was born in London. He is known for his multi-volume "Pseudodoxia Epidemica," which includes the essay "The Garden of Cyrus." Browne was also a noted polymath with interests in music, mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and theology. His work includes the book Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1646), in which he speculated on the origins of comets. Browne's most famous work is The Garden of Cyrus (1658), a collection of essays on various subjects including alchemy, anatomy, music, and government.

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Where life is more terrible than death it is the truest valor to dare to live. Sir Thomas Browne
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Content may dwell in all stations. To be low but above contempt may be high enough to be happy. Sir Thomas Browne
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Let him have the key of thy heart who hath the lock of his own. Sir Thomas Browne
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He is rich who hath enough to be charitable. Sir Thomas Browne
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Where I cannot satisfy my reason I love to humour my fancy. Sir Thomas Browne
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We carry with us the wonders we seek without us. Sir Thomas Browne