Famous John Donne Quotes

  • No man is an island, entire of itself. – John Donne

    No man is an island, entire of itself.– John Donne

  • Doubt wisely; in strange wayTo stand inquiring right, is not to stray;To sleep, or run wrong, is. – John Donne

    Doubt wisely; in strange wayTo stand inquiring right, is not to stray;To sleep, or run wrong, is.– John Donne

  • Grief brought to numbers cannot be so fierce,For, he tames it, that fetters it in verse. – John Donne

    Grief brought to numbers cannot be so fierce,For, he tames it, that fetters it in verse.– John Donne

  • That our affections kill us not, nor dye. – John Donne

    That our affections kill us not, nor dye.– John Donne

  • Be thine own palace, or the world’s thy jail. – John Donne

    Be thine own palace, or the world’s thy jail.– John Donne

  • This is joy’s bonfire, then, where love’s strong artsMake of so noble individual partsOne fire of four inflaming eyes, and of two loving hearts. – John Donne

    This is joy’s bonfire, then, where love’s strong artsMake of so noble individual partsOne fire of four inflaming eyes, and of two loving hearts.– John Donne

  • Nature hath no goal, though she hath law. – John Donne

    Nature hath no goal, though she hath law.– John Donne

  • If ever any beauty I did see,Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee. – John Donne

    If ever any beauty I did see,Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.– John Donne

  • Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies. – John Donne

    Love, built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.– John Donne

  • No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal – John Donne

    No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal – John Donne