Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.
JOHN MILTONNor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.
JOHN MILTONAnd feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.
JOHN MILTONThe mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.
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.
JOHN MILTONLet us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other’s burden.
JOHN MILTONThou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
JOHN MILTONThe end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
JOHN MILTONTo be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.
JOHN MILTONMost men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
JOHN MILTONSolitude sometimes is best society.
JOHN MILTONThere 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.
JOHN MILTONApt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
JOHN MILTONDanger will wink on opportunity.
JOHN MILTONRetiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.
JOHN MILTONNone can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.
JOHN MILTONSweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
JOHN MILTON