There is nothing that God hath established in a constant course of nature, and which therefore is done every day, but would seem a Miracle, and exercise our admiration, if it were done but once.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

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

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

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

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

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

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

We become happier by advancing our understanding of life and by finding its endless beauty.

Whatever you do to the animals, you do to yourself.

Although pride and obsession can feel like love, I guess.

For that man is detested by me as the gates of hell whose outward words conceal his inmost thoughts.

I know I ain't nobody's bargain, but hell a little touchup and a little paint.

Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' This method works every time.

The world is not given by our fathers but borrowed from our children.