Dr Donne's verses are like the peace of God; they pass all understanding.

The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods.

I will govern according to the common weal, but not according to the common will.

I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.

When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.

To make women learned and foxes tame has the same effect - to make them more cunning.

If I were not a king, I would be a university man; and if it were so that I must be a prisoner, if I might have my wish, I would desire to have no other prison than that library [the Bodleian].

Were I not a king, I would be a university man.

On tobacco: A branch of the sin of drunkenness, which is the root of all sins.

Herein is not only a great vanity, but a great contempt of God's good gifts, that the sweetness of man's breath, being a good gift of God, should be willfully corrupted by this stinking smoke.

It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do: good Christians content themselves with His will revealed in His Word.

How are you managing? And don't say you're fine."It's true. Whatever the opposite of fine is, that's what I am.

How is it possible to write one's autobiography in a world so fast-changing as this?

Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you.

Come, let us give a little time to folly... and even in a melancholy day let us find time for an hour of pleasure.

don't try for wit. Settle for humor. You'll last longer.

When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman of God.

Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.

If others don't use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don;t use your gifts, they get cheated.

"The way of Cain" describes any religious system that attempts to earn God's favor by works and rituals rather than reliance on God's grace.