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.
JOHN MILTONFor 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.
JOHN MILTONEvil on itself shall back recoil.
JOHN MILTONApt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
JOHN MILTONSolitude sometimes is best society.
JOHN MILTONSweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
JOHN MILTONTo be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
JOHN MILTONTo be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.
JOHN MILTONHe who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
JOHN MILTONApt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
JOHN MILTONHe who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
JOHN MILTONA good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
JOHN MILTONDanger will wink on opportunity.
JOHN MILTONTruth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
JOHN MILTONThe best apology against false accusers is silence.
JOHN MILTONNever can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
JOHN MILTONRevenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
JOHN MILTON