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John Donne Quotes

John Donne quotes about manly

British Poet January 12, 1572 – March 31, 1631

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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee. 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
All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated....As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, but upon the congregation to come: so this bell calls us all....No man is an island, entire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;... John Donne
And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it. John Donne
John Donne quote: "Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp."
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp. John Donne
John Donne quote: "When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book,..."
When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language. John Donne
John Donne quote: "Thy sins and hairs may no man equal call, for as thy sins..."
Thy sins and hairs may no man equal call, for as thy sins increase, thy hairs do fall. John Donne
John Donne quote: "Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it."
Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. John Donne
At one blood labors to beget, Spirits as like as it can, Because such figures need to knit, that subtle knot which makes us man. John Donne
John Donne quote: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of..."
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. John Donne
John Donne quote: "No man is an island, entire of itself."
No man is an island, entire of itself. John Donne

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