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I am a little world made cunningly.

John Donne

To be no part of any body, is to be nothing.
JOHN DONNE

Body One Liner Worth
Be thine own palace, or the world’s thy jail.
JOHN DONNE

Palace Prison World
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.
JOHN DONNE

Establishment God Miracle Nature
I do not love a man, except I hate his vices, because those vices are the enemies, and the destruction of that friend whom I love.
JOHN DONNE

Enemy Exception Friendship God Love Man Myself Vice
O Lord, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need thee.
JOHN DONNE

God Need Stand Suffering Thinking
Without outward declarations, who can conclude an inward love?
JOHN DONNE

Declaration Love
As soon as there was two there was pride.
JOHN DONNE

Ego Number Pride
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.
JOHN DONNE

Despair Heaven Hell Joy
How imperfect is all our knowledge!
JOHN DONNE

Knowledge Ourselves Perfection
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
JOHN DONNE

Continent Man Piece
The rich have no more of the kingdom of heaven than they have purchased of the poor by their alms.
JOHN DONNE

Gift Heaven Material Poor Rich
If ever any beauty I did see, Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.
JOHN DONNE

Beautiful Desire Dreams Myself See
As he that fears God fears nothing else, so he that sees God sees everything else.
JOHN DONNE

Fear God Himself See
I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.
JOHN DONNE

Myself Observation Sick
Art is the most passionate orgy within man’s grasp.
JOHN DONNE

Art Compassionate Hold Man
Love’s mysteries in souls do grow, But yet the body is his book.
JOHN DONNE

Body Book Grow Love Mystery Soul

I am a little world made cunningly.

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