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

Quote by John Donne

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Funerals Quotes

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...

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

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

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

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

Since you would save none of me, I bury some of you.

Since you would save none of me, I bury some of you.

God himself took a day to rest in, and a good man's grave is his...

God himself took a day to rest in, and a good man's grave is his...

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...

Sleep is pain's easiest salve, and doth fulfill all the offices of death, except to...

Sleep is pain's easiest salve, and doth fulfill all the offices of death, except to...

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

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...

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Ride ten thousand days and nights, Till age snow white hairs on thee.

Ride ten thousand days and nights, Till age snow white hairs on thee.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

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...

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

We asked none leave to love; nor will we owe Any, so cheap a death,...

We asked none leave to love; nor will we owe Any, so cheap a death,...

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.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

It is not empathy I seek. I found what I was looking for... envy me!

It is not empathy I seek. I found what I was looking for... envy me!