Quote by John Donne

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and finding inner fulfillment. It suggests that one should create their own happiness and contentment rather than relying on external factors or circumstances. By being your own palace, you possess the power to shape your own life and experiences. On the other hand, if one relies solely on the world and its influences for happiness, they may feel confined or trapped, as the world is unpredictable and constantly changing. Thus, the quote encourages individuals to cultivate a sense of self-sufficiency and create their own personal sanctuary for true freedom.

Topics

Motivational

By John Donne

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I am a determinist. As such, I do not believe in free will.

I am a determinist. As such, I do not believe in free will. The Jews believe in free will. They believe that man shapes his own life. I reject that doctrine philosophically. In that respect I am not a Jew.

Albert Einstein

Life Man

I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in yo

I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling.

Amazing

I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my dri

I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.

Car

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose someth

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

Difficulty

Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that

Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that more of those magic moments could happen in real life.

Contradiction

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

Calvin Coolidge

Property

With a tale, for sooth, he comet unto you; with a tale which

With a tale, for sooth, he comet unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

Sir Philip Sidney

Storytelling

Another school declares that all time has already transpired

Another school declares that all time has already transpired and that our life is only the crepuscular and no doubt falsified and mutilated memory or reflection of an irrecoverable process.

Jorge Luis Borges

Life Reality Memory Meaning

On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my m

On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.

Dad

I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get m

I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that age is really hard.

Age

A vein of poetry exists in the hearts of all men.

A vein of poetry exists in the hearts of all men.

Nature

Today enormous effort goes into convincing the American publ

Today enormous effort goes into convincing the American public that we're just consumers of media manipulation and sound-bites and spin doctors. That we care only about ourselves, money, and stuff. That acting out of passion and conviction doesn't make a difference. But all history shows that it does.

Media