No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.

Quote by John Donne

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Grace Quotes

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

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

As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all...

As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all...

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

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,...

Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

Whoever loves, if he do not propose the right true end of love, he's one...

Whoever loves, if he do not propose the right true end of love, he's one...

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;...

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it...

As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it...

The day breaks not, it is my heart.

The day breaks not, it is my heart.

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...

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

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

Ll our life is but a going out to the place of execution, to death.

Ll our life is but a going out to the place of execution, to death.

Be your own palace, or the world is your jail.

Be your own palace, or the world is your jail.

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...

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Dear Parents, Thanks for giving me such a weird name. Sincerely, my name is never...

Dear Parents, Thanks for giving me such a weird name. Sincerely, my name is never...

How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to...

How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to...

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?