Thomas Traherne Quotes


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.


Citations

Traherne, Thomas. Centuries of Meditations. Edited by Bertram Dobell, Published by the Editor, 1908, p. 287.

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Thomas Traherne
Thomas Traherne
  • Born: October 10, 1674
  • Died: September 27, 1674
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Poet, Author, Priest, Theologian

Thomas Traherne was an English poet, Anglican cleric, theologian, and religious writer. The intense, scholarly spirituality in his writings has led to his being commemorated by some parts of the Anglican Communion on 10 October (the anniversary of his burial in 1674) or on September 27.