Quote by John Donne
He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can

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

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

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

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I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars. – Charles Darwin

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