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 MILTONBelieve and be confirmed.
More John Milton Quotes
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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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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
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He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable.
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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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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
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And feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.
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The best apology against false accusers is silence.
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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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Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
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Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
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