Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or browne:
“Sir John, Sir, is a very unclubbable man.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“Thou didst create the night, but I made the lamp.
Thou didst create clay, but I made the cup.
Thou didst create the deserts, mountains and forests,
I produced the orchards, gardens and groves.
It is I who made the glass out of stone,
And it is I who turn a poison into an antidote.”
—Muhammad, Sir Iqbal (1873–1938)
“Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good.”
—Thomas Browne (1605–1682)