I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we lov’d?
JOHN DONNENature hath no goal though she hath law.
More John Donne Quotes
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All occasions invite His mercies, and all times are His seasons.
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I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call in, and invite God, and his Angels thither, and when they are there, I neglect God and his Angels, for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door.
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Poor intricated soul! Riddling, perplexed, labyrinthical soul!
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In heaven it is always autumn.
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Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.
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No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.
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O Lord, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need thee.
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Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you As yet but knock; breathe, shine, and seek to mend; That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow me, and bend Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
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Friends are ourselves.
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Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.
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Thy face is mine eye, and mine is thine.
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There is nothing that God hath established in a constant course of nature, and which therefore is done every day, but would seem a Miracle, and exercise our admiration, if it were done but once.
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For God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love.
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Then love is sin, and let me sinful be.
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To know and feel all this and not have the words to express it makes a human a grave of his own thoughts.
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