Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Quote by John Donne

Topics: Disappointment Quotes, Love Quotes

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

The day breaks not, it is my heart.

The day breaks not, it is my heart.

Love is agrowing, to full constant light; and his first minute, after noon, is night.

Love is agrowing, to full constant light; and his first minute, after noon, is night.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out;...

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out;...

As soon as there was two there was pride

As soon as there was two there was pride

Whatever dies, was not mix'd equally ;If our two loves be one, or thou and...

Whatever dies, was not mix'd equally ;If our two loves be one, or thou and...

I call not that virginity a virtue, which resideth only in the bodies integrity; much...

I call not that virginity a virtue, which resideth only in the bodies integrity; much...

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death,...

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death,...

Twice or thrice had I loved thee, Before I knew thy face or name.

Twice or thrice had I loved thee, Before I knew thy face or name.

My rags of heart can like, wish, and adore, but after one such love can...

My rags of heart can like, wish, and adore, but after one such love can...

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a...

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a...

I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

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

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

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by...

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by...

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.

Thank God life outlives death.

Thank God life outlives death.