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Letter "J" » John Donne Quotes
«As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery»
Author: John Donne
| About:
Peace,
War
| Keywords:
emblem, Emblems, goodness, hieroglyphic, hieroglyphics, misery
«As he that fears God fears nothing else, so, he that sees God sees everything else»
«Since you would save none of me, I bury some of you.»
Author: John Donne
| Keywords:
bury
«Only our love hath no decay; this, no tomorrow hath, nor yesterday, running it never runs from us away, but truly keeps his first, last, everlasting day.»
«For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.»
Author: John Donne
| Keywords:
Hold Your
«Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant - the only harmless great thing.»
«God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice.»
Author: John Donne
| About:
God
| Keywords:
employs, god of war, pieces, several, sickness, translated, translator, translators, war god
«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»
«Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me»
Author: John Donne
| About:
Death and dying
| Keywords:
dreadful, mighty, overthrow, overthrowing, overthrows, proud
«Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.»
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