Memorable Quotes and quotations from John Donne

John Donne English clergyman & poet (1572 - 1631)


John Donne -
- Men have conceived a twofold use of sleep; it is a refreshing of the body in this life, and a preparing of the soul for the next.

John Donne - Death Be Not Proud
- Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow,
die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.