Quotes by

John Donne

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. – John Donne

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

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

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

Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls; for, thus friends absent speak. – John Donne

Reason is our soul’s left hand, Faith her right. – John Donne

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. – John Donne