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 MILTONWhen 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.
More John Milton Quotes
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And live like Nature’s bastards, not her sons.
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Gratitude bestows reverence…..changing forever how we experience life and the world.
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Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
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And feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.
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Infinity is a dark illimitable ocean, without bound.
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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.
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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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My latest found, Heaven’s last, best gift, my ever new delight!
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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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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He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
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Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them.
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Freely we serve, because freely we love.
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Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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