Sir Thomas Browne

Famous quotes containing the words sir, thomas and/or browne:

“Sir Francis, Sir Francis, Sir Francis is come;”
—Unknown. Upon Sir Francis Drake’s Return from His Voyage about the World, and the Queen’s Meeting Him (l. 1)

“Shall it be male or female? say the cells,
And drop the plum like fire from the flesh.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

“Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.”
—Thomas Browne (1605–1682)