Author: John Donne

Quotes

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

- John Donne

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice.

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice.

- John Donne

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

- John Donne

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

- John Donne

Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right.

Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right.

- John Donne

As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.

As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.

- John Donne

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

- John Donne

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

- John Donne

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

- John Donne

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