There are no grotesques in nature
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| - | "[[There are no grotesques in nature]]" is a dictum by Sir [[Thomas Browne]] found in ''[[Religio Medici]]''. It is quoted from [[Montaigne]]: "Il n'y a rien d'inutil en nature, non pas l'inutilite mesmes." --[[Of Profit and Honesty |Ess. l. 3. c. 1.41]]. | + | "[[There are no grotesques in nature]]" is a dictum by Sir [[Thomas Browne]] found in ''[[Religio Medici]]''. It is quoted from [[Montaigne]]: "Il n'y a rien d'[[inutil]] en nature, non pas l'inutilite mesmes." ([[Of Profit and Honesty |Ess. l. 3. c. 1.41]]). |
| - | The dictum is translated in English by Charles Cotton as: | + | The dictum is translated in English by [[Charles Cotton]] as: " there is nothing useless in nature, not even [[inutility]] itself" |
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| + | *[[Grotesque]] | ||
| *[[Natural grotesque]] | *[[Natural grotesque]] | ||
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"There are no grotesques in nature" is a dictum by Sir Thomas Browne found in Religio Medici. It is quoted from Montaigne: "Il n'y a rien d'inutil en nature, non pas l'inutilite mesmes." (Ess. l. 3. c. 1.41).
The dictum is translated in English by Charles Cotton as: " there is nothing useless in nature, not even inutility itself"
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