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Solitude is sometimes the best society.
John MiltonJohn Milton Where more is meant than meets the ear.
John MiltonJohn Milton No institution which does not continually test its ideals, techniques and measure of accomplishment can claim real vitality.
John MiltonJohn Milton Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
John MiltonJohn Milton None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.
John MiltonJohn Milton Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
John MiltonJohn Milton 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 MiltonJohn Milton Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
John MiltonJohn Milton The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
John MiltonJohn Milton Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
John MiltonJohn Milton Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
John MiltonJohn Milton Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
John MiltonJohn Milton 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?
John MiltonJohn Milton Solitude sometimes is best society.
John MiltonJohn Milton Better to reign in hell than serve in heav’n.
John MiltonJohn Milton Hell has no benefits, only torture.
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HeraclitusHeraclitus In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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