Quote  Category: Death “All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated; God emploies several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice; but God's hand is in every translation; and his hand shall bind up all our scattered leaves again, for that library where every book shall lie open to one another.” - John Donne (1572-1631) Devotions, 1623 - English metaphysical poet, Anglican, unexcelled preacher, dean of St. Paul’s. Email this quote to a friend! If there is an error in this quote please let us know. Famous Quotes © ® All rights reserved.