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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.

John Milton

Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
JOHN MILTON

Hard Hell Leadership Light Way
Suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
JOHN MILTON

Death Faith Life Suffering Truth Victory
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.
JOHN MILTON

God Limitation Man Nature Ourselves Power Reveal Talk Understand Weakness
Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
JOHN MILTON

Revenge Sweet
The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.
JOHN MILTON

Darkness Power Weakness
The best apology against false accusers is silence.
JOHN MILTON

Apology Best Fake Silence
The best apology against false accusers is silence.
JOHN MILTON

Apology Best Silence
Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed.
JOHN MILTON

Appointment Body Man Mindset Work
Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
JOHN MILTON

Bird Breathe Charm Early Rise
Better to reign in hell than serve in heav’n.
JOHN MILTON

Better Heaven Hell Rule Service
Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
JOHN MILTON

Come Hope Peace
Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
JOHN MILTON

Beam Impossible Sun Touch Truth
He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
JOHN MILTON

Book Destroy Goodness Kill Reason
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 MILTON

Design Flight God Man Thinking
He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
JOHN MILTON

Breast Bright Day Enjoyment Himself Light
Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.
JOHN MILTON

Fall One Liner Rise Wake

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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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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