John Donne Quotes about Heaven

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The rich have no more of the kingdom of heaven than they have purchased of the poor by their alms.

The rich have no more of the kingdom of heaven than they have purchased of the poor by their alms.

John Donne

Heaven, Kingdoms, Rich

John Donne (1839). “The works of John Donne. With a memoir by H. Alford”, p.196

True joy is the earnest which we have of heaven, it is the treasure of the soul, and therefore should be laid in a safe place, and nothing in this world is safe to place it in.

John Donne

True Joy, Heaven, Soul

John Donne (1839). “The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life”, p.80

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.

John Donne

Joy, Serenity, Heaven

In heaven it is always autumn.

John Donne

Autumn, Heaven

John Donne, John Carey (2000). “John Donne: The Major Works”, p.356, Oxford University Press, USA

Verse hath a middle nature: heaven keeps souls, The grave keeps bodies, verse the fame enrols.

John Donne

Heaven, Soul, Body

1611 'An Anatomy of the World: The First Anniversary'.

Who ever comes to shroud me, do not harm Nor question much That subtle wreath of hair, which crowns my arm; The mystery, the sign you must not touch, For 'tis my outward soul, Viceroy to that, which then to heaven being gone, Will leave this to control, And keep these limbs, her provinces, from dissolution.

John Donne

Hair, Heaven, Soul

'Songs and Sonnets' 'The Funeral'