Quote#Nature
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the…
Quote byThomas Browne · 1605–1682
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial (1658), Chapter V.
English (original)
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
— Thomas Browne
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