Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.
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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Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named not good.
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Gratitude bestows reverence…..changing forever how we experience life and the world.
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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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He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.
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The best apology against false accusers is silence.
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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To be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.
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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.
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You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It’s all in the mind.
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Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
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Freely we serve, because freely we love.
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Suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
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