5 John Donne Quotes on Life

John Donne quotes on life

48. When my mouth shall be filled with dust, and the worm shall feed, and feed sweetly upon me, when the ambitious man shall have no satisfaction if the poorest alive tread upon him, nor the poorest receive any contentment in being made equal to princes, for they shall be equal but in dust.

54. The heavens rejoice in motion, why should I Abjure my so much loved variety.

73. Age is a sicknesse, and Youth is an ambush.

77. Hee drinkes misery, and he tastes happinesse; he mowes misery, and he gleanes happinesse; he journeys in misery, he does but walke in happinesse.

78. How deepe do we dig, and for how coarse gold?