For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.
JOHN MILTONFor liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.
JOHN MILTONSolitude sometimes is best society.
JOHN MILTONMeanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.
JOHN MILTONLoneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named not good.
JOHN MILTONThere is nothing that making men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. True wealth is of the heart, not of the hand.
JOHN MILTONThe childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
JOHN MILTONHe who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
JOHN MILTONHe that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
JOHN MILTONAll is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.
JOHN MILTONAwake, arise or be for ever fall’n.
JOHN MILTONAs therefore the state of man now is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of good and evil?
JOHN MILTONThou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
JOHN MILTONHard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.
JOHN MILTONGratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
JOHN MILTONRetiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.
JOHN MILTONWhere more is meant than meets the ear.
JOHN MILTON