Better to reign in hell than serve in heav’n.
JOHN MILTONThe martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
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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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Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.
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Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.
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To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
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Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
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Evil on itself shall back recoil.
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Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them.
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.
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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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Danger will wink on opportunity.
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Hell has no benefits, only torture.
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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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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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