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.
JOHN MILTONWhere peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
More John Milton Quotes
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Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named not good.
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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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He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
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Danger will wink on opportunity.
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Freely we serve, because freely we love.
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Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
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And live like Nature’s bastards, not her sons.
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The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
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Hell has no benefits, only torture.
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No institution which does not continually test its ideals, techniques and measure of accomplishment can claim real vitality.
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Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
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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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This is servitude, To serve the unwise.
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What is strength without a double share of wisdom?
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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