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 MILTONNever can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
More John Milton Quotes
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear.
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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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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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And live like Nature’s bastards, not her sons.
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To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
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Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
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Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
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Solitude is sometimes the best society.
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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Infinity is a dark illimitable ocean, without bound.
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Hell has no benefits, only torture.
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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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Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.
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Where more is meant than meets the ear.
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Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
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