Sir Thomas Browne ( "brown"; 19 October 1605 – 19 October 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the...
Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others.
Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.
The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.