John Milton Quotes
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Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?
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And I will place within them as a guide My umpire conscience, whom if they will hear Light after light well used they shall attain, And to the end persisting, safe arrive.
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It is not hard for any man who hath a Bible in his hand to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above.
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That practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge.
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You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.
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What hath night to do with sleep?
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Or call up him that left half toldThe story of Cambuscan bold.
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Faithful found among the faithless.
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Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
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Believe and be confirmed.
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Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible.
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Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.
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Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.
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Of which all Europe rings from side to side.
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Be frustrate, all ye stratagems of Hell,And devilish machinations come to nought.
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So on this windy sea of land, the Fiend Walked up and down alone bent on his prey.
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The spirit of man, which God inspired, cannot together perish with this corporeal clod.
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Yet hold it more humane, more heav'nly, first, By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear.
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Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
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Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
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Morn, Wak'd by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbarr'd the gates of light.
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Nor from hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.
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Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.
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Virtue that wavers is not virtue.