Quote by John Donne
When I must shipwrack, I would do it in a sea, where mine impotenc

When I must shipwrack, I would do it in a sea, where mine impotencie might have some excuse; not in a sullen weedy lake, where I could not have so much as exercise for my swimming. – John Donne

Other quotes by John Donne

We are all conceived in close prison; in our mothers wombs, we are close prisoners all; when we are born, we are born but to the liberty of the house; prisoners still, though within larger walls; and then all our life is but a going out to the place of execution, to death. – John Donne

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

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Age
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Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou thinkst thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. – John Donne

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Art
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Exercise
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Go jogging? What, and get hit by a meteor? – Robert Benchley

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Exercise

Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood. – Susan B. Anthony

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Exercise

Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy you dont need it. If you are sick you shouldnt take it. – Henry Ford

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Exercise

The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck! – Author Unknown

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Exercise

Random Quotes

Basically we are all looking for someone who knows who we are and will break it to us gently. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Self-Discovery

Enjoyed it! One more drink and Id have been under the host. – Dorothy Parker

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Parties

All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. – Bruce Lee

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Truth

The belief that recipients of government aid are better off the more we spend on them is remarkably persistent. No matter how many times this central tenet of liberalism gets debunked, like Brett Favre, it just keeps coming back. – Paul Ryan

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Government