John Donne Quotes

Let me arrest thy thoughts; wonder with me, why plowing, building, ruling and the rest, or most of those arts, whence our lives are blest, by cursed Cain's race invented be, and blessed Seth vexed us with Astronomy.

Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our calling that we may sleep in thy peace and wake in thy glory.

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, and death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.

All our final resolutions are made in a state of mind which is not going to.

Love was as subtly caught as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, which to defend is harder than to get: And ought not be profaned on either part, for though 'Tis got by chance, 'Tis kept by art.

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.

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

This only is charity, to do all, all that we can.

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

He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say he sees no God; He must be no man, and quench his reasonable soul, before he can say to himself, there is no God.

Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls. For, thus friends absent speak.

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde;

I am two fools, I know, For loving, and for saying so in Whining poetry.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

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