An empty book is like an infant’s soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders.
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Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.
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| Birth: | 1636 |
| Death: | 27th September, 1674 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Clergyman, Poet, Theologian, Writer |
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Thomas Traherne was an English poet, clergyman, theologian, and religious writer. Little information is known about his life. The intense, scholarly spirituality in his writings led to his being commemorated by the Anglican Church on 10 October.
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