They do most by Books, who could do much without them, and he that chiefly owes himself unto himself, is the substantial Man.
Thomas BrowneHalf our days we pass in the shadow of the earth; and the brother of death exacteth a third part of our lives.
Thomas BrowneBut the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity.
Thomas Browne