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Thou Quotes by John Donne
- I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we lov'd?
- One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
- Tis true, 'tis day; what though it be? O wilt thou therefore rise from me? Why should we rise, because 'tis light? Did we lie…
- All Kings, and all their favorites, All glory of honors, beauties, wits, The sun itself, which makes times, as they pass, Is elder by a…
- I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I Did, till we loved? were we not weaned till then? But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?…
- Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy, or charms, can make us…
- Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
- Oh do not die, for I shall hate All women so, when thou art gone.
- 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.…
- Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?
- That thou remember them, some claim as debt; I think it mercy, if thou wilt forget.
- Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy thinness beat.…
- Death, thou shalt die.
- My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears, And true plain hearts do in the faces rest; Where can we find two better hemispheres,…
- ...Whatever dies was not mixed equally, If our two loves be one Or thou and I love so alike That none can slacken, none can…
- Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun; Thyself from thine affection Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye All lesser birds will take their…
- Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers'seasons run? Saucy pedantic…
- O God, oh! of thine only worthy blood, And my tears, make a heavenly Lethean flood, And drown in it my sins' black memory. That…
- But our old subtle foe so tempteth me That not one hour I can myself sustain. Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art,…
More Thou Quotes
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. — Saint Augustine
- Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. — Saint Augustine
- Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. — Saint Augustine
- Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. — Marcus Aurelius
- Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. — Marcus Aurelius
- And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. — Marcus Aurelius
- When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. — Marcus Aurelius
- America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land. — Philip James Bailey
- Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live… — Joseph Addison
- And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy… — Venerable Bede
- The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in… — Joseph Addison