The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
JOHN MILTONThe childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
More John Milton Quotes
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Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.
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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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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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Believe and be confirmed.
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The virtuous mind that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, Conscience.
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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.
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All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.
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Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.
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Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.
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What is strength without a double share of wisdom?
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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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Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
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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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Suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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