Thus is Man that great and true Amphibium, whose nature is disposed to…

Thomas Browne
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Thus is Man that great and true Amphibium, whose nature is disposed to live, not onely like other creatures in divers elements, but in divided and distinguished worlds: for though there be but one to sense, there are two to reason, the one visible, the other invisible. ✨ Sir Thomas Browne, Claire Preston (1995). Selected Writings, p.19, Psychology Press
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