And feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.
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?
More John Milton Quotes
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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To be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.
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Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.
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Solitude sometimes is best society.
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The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence.
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Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
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Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed.
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Better to reign in hell than serve in heav’n.
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Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable.
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Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.
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There 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.
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And live like Nature’s bastards, not her sons.
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