Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. – Thomas Browne
To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere philosophy. – Thomas Browne

Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. – Thomas Browne
To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere philosophy. – Thomas Browne
Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself. – Thomas Browne
I believe that every English poet should read the English classics, master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them, travel abroad, experience the horror of sordid passion and — if he is lucky enough — know the love of an honest woman. – Robert Graves (1895–1985), lecture at Oxford, quoted in Time, 1961 Decembe