Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
JOHN MILTONHe who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
More John Milton Quotes
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Evil on itself shall back recoil.
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Hell has no benefits, only torture.
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Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
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The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
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Freely we serve, because freely we love.
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Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named not good.
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The best apology against false accusers is silence.
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The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.
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The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.
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Neither prosperity nor empire nor heaven can be worth winning at the price of a virulent temper, bloody hands, an anguished spirit, and a vain hatred of the rest of the world.
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Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.
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Meanwhile 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.
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As 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?
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A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
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When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man’s limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man’s imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.
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