John Milton Quotes
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Of which all Europe rings from side to side.
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O impotence of mind, in body strong! But what is strength without a double share Of wisdom, vast, unwieldy, burdensome, Proudly secure, yet liable to fall By weakest subtleties, not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command.
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Imparadis'd in one another's arms.
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And yet on the other hand unless warinesse be us'd, as good almost kill a Man as kill a good Book; who kills a Man kills a reasonable creature, Gods Image, but hee who destroyes a good Booke, kills reason it selfe, kills the Image of God, as it were in the eye.
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We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in.
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Faithful found among the faithless.
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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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I sat me down to watch upon a bank With ivy canopied and interwove With flaunting honeysuckle.
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Peor and BaälimForsake their temples dim.
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Who shall silence all the airs and madrigals that whisper softness in chambers?
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Believe and be confirmed.
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But, O sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew Iron tears down Pluto’s cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek.
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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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That practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge.
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Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.
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Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to the possessor.
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His words … like so many nimble and airy servitors trip about him at command.
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Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
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Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.
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Who aspires must down as low As high he soar'd.
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Iris all hues, roses, and jessamine Reared high their flourished heads between, and wrought Mosaic; underfoot the violet, Crocus, and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground, more coloured than with stone Of costliest emblem: other creature here Beast, bird, insect, or worm durst enter none; Such was their awe of man.
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He left it in thy power, ordaind thy will By nature free, not over-rul'd by Fate Inextricable, or strict necessity.
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How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,Stol'n on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!
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I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman.