Thomas Browne Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: October 19, 1605 - October 19, 1682
Birthday: October 19
Death: October 19
He is like to be mistaken who makes choice of a covetous man for a friend, or relieth upon the reed of narrow and poltroon friendship. Pitiful things are only to be found in the cottages of such breasts; but bright thoughts, clear deeds, constancy, fidelity, bounty and generous honesty are the gems of noble minds, wherein (to derogate from none) the true, heroic English gentleman hath no peer.
source: Sir Thomas Browne (1835). “Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Repertorium. A letter to a friend. Christian morals. Certain miscellany tracts. Unpublished papers”, p.79
topic: Honesty, Men, Choices, True Hero, Pitiful, English Gentleman
