Quotes by Donne, John

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

Man is not only a contributory creature, but a total creature; he does >>

Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome th >>

Quotations about Translation

As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to trans >>

A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translation >>

The test of a given phrase would be: Is it worthy to be immortal? To m >>

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

Donne, John