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 MILTONMeanwhile 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.
More John Milton Quotes
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Danger will wink on opportunity.
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Where more is meant than meets the ear.
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Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
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For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.
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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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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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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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A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.
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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.
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Solitude sometimes is best society.
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Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
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Infinity is a dark illimitable ocean, without bound.
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Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence.
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Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.
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