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Quote by John Donne
As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go

As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no. – John Donne

Other quotes by John Donne

Any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee. – John Donne

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

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Seasons
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It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy. – Thomas Huxley

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sad

When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or 31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldnt keep up the payments. – Tom Glazer

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sad

I had never felt so lonely and so sad in my entire life. – Susan Smith

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sad

I didnt really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry… but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, its the fixtures and fittings that finish you off. – Angelina Jolie

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sad

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My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me. – Paul Cezanne

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My father, when he went, made my childhood a gift of a half a century. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Fathers

Bread is for us a kind of successor to the motherly breast, and it has been over the centuries responsible for billions of sighs of satisfaction. – Margaret Visser

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There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it. – Thomas R. Cech

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