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Donne Quotes By John Donne: But I do nothing upon myself, and yet

But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: The flea, though he kill none, he does

The flea, though he kill none, he does all the harm he can. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Doubt wisely; in strange wayTo stand inquiring right,

Doubt wisely; in strange way
To stand inquiring right, is not to stray;
To sleep, or run wrong, is. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: But he who loveliness within Hath found, all

But he who loveliness within Hath found, all outward loathes, For he who color loves, and skin, Loves but their oldest clothes. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: In best understandings, sin began, Angels sinned first,

In best understandings, sin began, Angels sinned first, then Devils, and then Man. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Since you would save none of me, I

Since you would save none of me, I bury some of you. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: If they be two, they are two so

If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two, Thy soul the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if the other do. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Chastity is not chastity in an old man,

Chastity is not chastity in an old man, but a disability to be unchaste. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I count all that part of my life

I count all that part of my life lost which I spent not in communion with God, or in doing good. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Thy face is mine eye, and mine is

Thy face is mine eye, and mine is thine. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: At one blood labors to beget,Spirits as like

At one blood labors to beget,
Spirits as like as it can,
Because such figures need to knit,
that subtle knot which makes us man. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Whilst my physicians by their love are grown

Whilst my physicians by their love are grown Cosmographers, and I their map, who lie Flat on this bed. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Great sins are great possessions; but levities and

Great sins are great possessions; but levities and vanities possess us too; and men had rather part with Christ than with any possession. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I think it mercy if Thou wilt forget.

I think it mercy if Thou wilt forget. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: For God's sake hold your tongue, and let

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Elena Delle Donne: Volleyball was a lot of fun, but I

Volleyball was a lot of fun, but I knew it wasn't my sport. — Elena Delle Donne

Donne Quotes By Elena Delle Donne: As I grew up, I became aware that

As I grew up, I became aware that there are people with special needs out there, and I have a real connection with them. — Elena Delle Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I have done one braver thing than all

I have done one braver thing than all the Worthies did, and yet a braver thence doth spring, which is, to keep that hid. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: When one man dies, one chapter is not

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Then love is sin, and let me sinful

Then love is sin, and let me sinful be. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: How great love is, presence best trial makes,

How great love is, presence best trial makes, But absence tries how long this love will be. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Sleep with clean hands, either kept clean all

Sleep with clean hands, either kept clean all day by integrity or washed clean at night by repentance. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Let not thy divining heartForethink me any ill;Destiny

Let not thy divining heart
Forethink me any ill;
Destiny may take thy part,
And may thy fears fulfill. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Without outward declarations, who can conclude an inward

Without outward declarations, who can conclude an inward love? — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: The heavens rejoice in motion, why should I

The heavens rejoice in motion, why should I Abjure my so much loved variety. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Elena Delle Donne: Spend time with your family and try to

Spend time with your family and try to spend time doing things that you enjoy doing other than basketball. — Elena Delle Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Doth not a man die even in his

Doth not a man die even in his birth? The breaking of prison is death, and what is our birth, but a breaking of prison? — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Christ beats his drum, but he does not

Christ beats his drum, but he does not press men; Christ is served with voluntaries. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: When I died last, and, Dear, I dieAs

When I died last, and, Dear, I die
As often as from thee I go
Though it be but an hour ago,
And lovers' hours be full eternity. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Methinks I lied all winter, when I sworeMy

Methinks I lied all winter, when I swore
My love was infinite, if spring makes it more. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Kind pity chokes my spleen.

Kind pity chokes my spleen. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Grief brought to numbers cannot be so fierce,For,

Grief brought to numbers cannot be so fierce,
For, he tames it, that fetters it in verse. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Nature's lay idiot, I taught thee to love.

Nature's lay idiot, I taught thee to love. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: No man is an island, entire of itself.

No man is an island, entire of itself. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: So, so, break off this last lamenting kiss,

So, so, break off this last lamenting kiss, Which sucks two souls, and vapors both away. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Great sorrows cannot speak.

Great sorrows cannot speak. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Raymond Chandler: I wouldn't say she looked exactly wistful, but

I wouldn't say she looked exactly wistful, but neither did she look as hard to get as a controlling interest in General Motors — Raymond Chandler

Donne Quotes By John Donne: All measure, and all language, I should pass,Should

All measure, and all language, I should pass,
Should I tell what a miracle she was. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: If I dream I have you, I have

If I dream I have you, I have you, for all our joys are but fantastical. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: To roam Giddily, and be everywhere but at

To roam Giddily, and be everywhere but at home, Such freedom doth a banishment become. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts

My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts must die. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Oh do not die, for I shall hate

Oh do not die, for I shall hate All women so, when thou art gone. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run? — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Thou, sun, art half as happy as we.

Thou, sun, art half as happy as we. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Whoever loves, if he do not proposeThe right

Whoever loves, if he do not propose
The right true end of love, he's one that goes
To sea for nothing but to make him sick. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Be more than man, or thou'rt less than

Be more than man, or thou'rt less than an ant. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Thy firmness makes my circle just,and makes me

Thy firmness makes my circle just,
and makes me end where I begun. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Elena Delle Donne: I could do whatever I wanted as a

I could do whatever I wanted as a girl, whatever my brother did. I could play against the boys and achieve whatever they did. — Elena Delle Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Teach me to hear mermaids singing,

Teach me to hear mermaids singing, — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Festive alcohol sometimes leads to an excess of

Festive alcohol sometimes leads to an excess of honesty. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: There is hook in every benefit, that sticks

There is hook in every benefit, that sticks in his jaws that takes that benefit, and draws him whither the benefactor will. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I fix mine eye on thine, and therePity

I fix mine eye on thine, and there
Pity my picture burning in thine eye ... — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Any man's death diminishes me, because I am

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

Donne Quotes By John Donne: As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper

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

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Yesternight the sun went hence, And yet is

Yesternight the sun went hence, And yet is here today. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: The day breaks not, it is my heart.

The day breaks not, it is my heart. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I observe the physician with the same diligence

I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Solitude is a torment which is not threatened

Solitude is a torment which is not threatened in hell itself. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Good is not good, unless A thousand it

Good is not good, unless A thousand it possess, But doth waste with greediness. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: If I lose at play, I blaspheme; if

If I lose at play, I blaspheme; if my fellow loses, he blasphemes. So, God is always the loser. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Ted Hughes: And as if reporting some felony to the

And as if reporting some felony to the police they let you know you were not John Donne. — Ted Hughes

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Verse hath a middle nature: heaven keeps souls,

Verse hath a middle nature: heaven keeps souls, The grave keeps bodies, verse the fame enrols. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Carol Ann Duffy: I still read Donne, particularly his love poems.

I still read Donne, particularly his love poems. — Carol Ann Duffy

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Let man's soul be a sphere, and then,

Let man's soul be a sphere, and then, in this, The intelligence that moves, devotion is. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: As soon as there was two there was

As soon as there was two there was pride. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Old grandsires talk of yesterday with sorrow, And

Old grandsires talk of yesterday with sorrow, And for our children we reserve tomorrow. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Never start with tomorrow to reach eternity. Eternity

Never start with tomorrow to reach eternity. Eternity is not being reached by small steps. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: The Psalms foretell what I, what any shall

The Psalms foretell what I, what any shall do and suffer and say. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: But, O alas! so long, so far,Our bodies

But, O alas! so long, so far,
Our bodies why do we forbear? — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Between cowardice and despair, valour is gendred.

Between cowardice and despair, valour is gendred. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Oft from new truths, and new phrase, new

Oft from new truths, and new phrase, new doubts grow, As strange attire aliens the men we know. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I am a little world made cunningly.

I am a little world made cunningly. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: But come bad chanceAnd wee joyne to it

But come bad chance
And wee joyne to it our strength
And wee teach it art and length
It selfe o'er us to advance. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Friends are ourselves.

Friends are ourselves. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Who are a little wise the best fools

Who are a little wise the best fools be. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Timothy Noah: No man is an island. If you want

No man is an island. If you want to blame anybody for poisoning the world with that socialistic idea, blame John Donne. — Timothy Noah

Donne Quotes By Anonymous: I wonder by my troth, what thou and

I wonder by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we lov'd? - DONNE — Anonymous

Donne Quotes By Meg Cabot: Each man's death diminishes me, for I am

Each man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind. Therefore, ask not to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. - John Donne — Meg Cabot

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I long to talk with some old lover's

I long to talk with some old lover's ghost, Who died before the god of love was born. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: And swear No where Lives a woman true,

And swear No where Lives a woman true, and fair. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Nothing but man of all envenomed things, doth

Nothing but man of all envenomed things, doth work upon itself, with inborn stings. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Can there be worse sickness, than to know

Can there be worse sickness, than to know that we are never well, nor can be so? — John Donne

Donne Quotes By Talon Rihai: Comparisons are odiousCervantes, Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, ect...

Comparisons are odious

Cervantes, Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, ect... — Talon Rihai

Donne Quotes By John Donne: But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn

But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn a space. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: So in a voice, so in a shapeless

So in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, Angels affect us often. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant;the only harmless great

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

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Send home my long strayed eyes to me,

Send home my long strayed eyes to me, Which (Oh) too long have dwelt on thee. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Sleep is pain's easiest salve

Sleep is pain's easiest salve — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: God employs several translators; some pieces are translated

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

Donne Quotes By John Donne: To rage, to lust, to write to, to

To rage, to lust, to write to, to commend, All is the purlieu of the god of love. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: Man hath weaved out a net, and this

Man hath weaved out a net, and this net throwne upon the Heavens, and now they are his own. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: I am two fools, I know, for loving,

I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: As peace is of all goodness, so war

As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: It sucked me first, and now sucks thee,And

It sucked me first, and now sucks thee,
And in this flea our two bloods mingled be; — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: In the first minute that my soul is

In the first minute that my soul is infused, the Image of God is imprinted in my soul; so forward is God in my behalf, and so early does he visit me. — John Donne

Donne Quotes By John Donne: All our life is but a going out

All our life is but a going out to the place of execution, to death. — John Donne