John Donne

Poet

40 Quotes

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Biarkan saya menahan pikiran Anda; bertanya-tanya dengan saya, mengapa membajak, membangun, memerintah dan sisanya, atau sebagian besar dari seni itu, dari mana hidup kita diberkati, oleh ras Kain terkutuk ditemukan, dan hujat Set mengganggu kita dengan Astronomi.

Aku jadi bodoh dua kali, aku tahu. Karena mencinta, dan karena mengatakannya.

Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.

But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn a space.

Cinta yang dibangun di atas keindahan, segera setelah kecantikan mati.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Andai cinta menjadi satu, kau dan aku;saling mencintai, tidak ada yang kurang, tidak ada yang hilang.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

The day breaks not, it is my heart.

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it.

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

Hanya cinta kita yang tak akan rontok tidak sekarang, kemarin, ataupun esok. Meski berlari ia tak akan kabur dari kita, bahkan sungguh untuk selamanya ia akan tetap seperti semula.

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