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For God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

John Donne

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were.
JOHN DONNE

Art Build Creation Poetry
Pleasure is none, if not diversified.
JOHN DONNE

Friendship Happiness One Liner Share
Love was as subtly caught, as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, which to defend is harder than to get: And ought not be profaned on either part, for though ‘Tis got by chance, ‘Tis kept by art.
JOHN DONNE

Art Hard Love Sick Sweet Treasure
Nothing but man of all envenomed things, doth work upon itself, with inborn stings.
JOHN DONNE

Man Responsibility Work
How much shall I be changed, before I am changed!
JOHN DONNE

Change Deep Myself
Nature hath no goal though she hath law.
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Goal Law Nature
More than kisses, letters mingle souls.
JOHN DONNE

Kiss Letter Soul
Who are a little wise the best fools be.
JOHN DONNE

Best Fools One Liner Wisdom
As God loves a cheerful giver, so he also loves a cheerful taker. Who takes hold of his gifts with a glad heart.
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Gift God Happiness Heart Love
Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
JOHN DONNE

Death Deep Equality Philosophy Spiritual Wisdom
Thy face is mine eye, and mine is thine.
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Eyes Face Myself
Be thine own palace, or the world’s thy jail.
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Palace Prison World
Any man’s 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

Death Diminish Freedom Kind Man
I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we lov’d?
JOHN DONNE

Life Love Myself Wonder
Art is the most passionate orgy within man’s grasp.
JOHN DONNE

Art Compassionate Hold Man
Sleep with clean hands, either kept clean all day by integrity or washed clean at night by repentance.
JOHN DONNE

Cleaning Hands Integrity Night Regret

For God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

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