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.
JOHN MILTONAnd live like Nature’s bastards, not her sons.
More John Milton Quotes
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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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Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear.
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The best apology against false accusers is silence.
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Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.
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Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
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Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
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Suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
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Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.
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To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
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Better to reign in hell than serve in heav’n.
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Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.
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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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And live like Nature’s bastards, not her sons.
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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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