What did John Donne mean by: Doubt wisely; in strange way To stand inquiring right, is not to stray; To sleep, or run wrong, is. - John Donne Poet · England Copy
+ Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Donne, Love, Rags, Time, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ Who knows his virtues name or place, hath none. Feraz Zeid, August 7, 2023December 12, 2023, John Donne, Virtue, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ That which attempts to elevate the ugly to the level of beauty becomes neither; but an obscenity. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Donne, Levels, Ugly, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Donne, Dare, Forget, Love, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ Chastity is not chastity in an old man, but a disability to be unchaste. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Donne, Disability, Old Man, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ I am two fools, I know, For loving, and for saying so. Feraz Zeid, June 5, 2023December 12, 2023, John Donne, Fool, Love, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ My love though silly is more brave. Feraz Zeid, September 5, 2023December 24, 2023, John Donne, Brave, Silly, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
+ To an incompetent judge I must not lie, but I may be silent; to a competent I must answer. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Donne, Judging, Lying, Questions And Answers, 0 - John Donne Poet · England
Life is a kind of sleep: old men sleep longest, nor begin to wake but when they are to die. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. - Jean Toomer Writer
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Remorse sleeps during a prosperous period but wakes up in adversity. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
My eyes feel all soft, all soft as flesh. I’m going to sleep. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France