John Donne Quotes

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

on Wisdom

"One short sleep past will wake eternally And death shall be no more Death thou shalt die."

on Death

"Death be not proud though some have called Thee Mighty and dreadful for thou art not so."

on Death

"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."

on Death

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

on Faith

"No man is an island, entire of itself."

on Community

"Reason is our soul's left hand Faith her right. By this we reach divinity."

on Faith

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

on Identity

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

on Nature

"Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies."

on Love

"If ever any beauty I did see,Which I desired, and got, 'twas but a dream of thee."

on Love

"Doubt wisely; in strange wayTo stand inquiring right, is not to stray;To sleep, or run wrong, is."

on Curiosity

"No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face."

on Nature

"Love built on beauty soon as beauty dies."

on Love

"Love all love of other sights controls. And makes one little room an everywhere."

on Love