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Nor do they speak properly who say that time consumeth all things for time is not effective, nor are bodies destroyed by it.

Thomas Browne

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Thomas Browne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1605
Born: October 19
Died: 1682
Died: October 19
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Philosopher
Physician
Physician Writer
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London
England
Sir Thomas Browne
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