Donne

Famous quotes containing the word donne:

“Sweetest love, I do not go
For weariness of thee,
Nor in hope the world can show
A fitter love for me;
But since that I
Must die at last, ‘tis best
To use myself in jest
Thus by feigned deaths to die.”
—John Donne (1572–1631)

“When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

“Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)