What did Thomas Browne mean by: He that unburied lies wants not his hearse, For unto him a tomb’s the Universe. - Thomas Browne Physician · England Copy
+ He who discommendeth others obliquely commendeth himself (Christian morals). Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Christian, Moral, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Thyself, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ For the world, I count it not an inn, but a hospital; and a place not to live, but to die in. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Science, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere Philosophy. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Believe, Faith, Philosophy, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ Grave-stones tell truth scarce forty years. Generations pass while families last not three oaks. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Stones, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Animal, Death, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ Gardens were before gardeners, and but some hours after the earth. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Earth, Garden, Hours, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
+ Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Browne, Soul, 0 - Thomas Browne Physician · England
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I won’t bet $100 against house odds between now and the grave. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
There’s no such thing as autobiography, there’s only art and lies - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
What is history after all? History is facts which become lies in the end. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The art of love is to embrace the world and that which lies beyond it. Explain - Frederick Lenz Philosopher · USA
Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
