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English
-
Poet
December 9
, 1608 -
November 8
, 1674
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
John Milton
King
,
Rules
,
More
,
Within
,
Than
,
Desires
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
John Milton
Mind
,
Hell
,
Place
,
Heaven
,
Own
,
Make
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
John Milton
Life
,
Change
,
Thankful
,
Gratitude
,
World
To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
John Milton
Blind
,
Miserable
,
Bear
,
Blindness
,
Able
Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
John Milton
Death
,
Key
,
Eternity
,
Golden
,
Palace
Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
John Milton
Nothing
,
More
,
Right
,
Self-Esteem
,
Just
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
John Milton
Me
,
Liberty
,
Know
,
Conscience
,
Give
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
John Milton
Good
,
Book
,
Master
,
Spirit
,
Precious
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
John Milton
Better
,
Hell
,
Heaven
,
Serve
,
Than
,
Reign
The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
John Milton
Character
,
Man
,
Past
,
Deeds
,
Order
,
Many
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Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
John Milton
End
,
Pleasing
,
Oft
,
Concord
He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.
John Milton
Light
,
Soul
,
Day
,
Sun
,
Thoughts
,
Enjoy
Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.
John Milton
Books
,
Shallow
,
Himself
Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.
John Milton
Overcome
,
Half
,
Force
,
Who
,
His
,
Foe
Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.
John Milton
Live
,
Forget
,
Her
,
England
,
Teaching
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
John Milton
Nature
,
Stars
,
Light
,
Space
,
Lonely
,
Oil
They also serve who only stand and wait.
John Milton
Stand
,
Wait
,
Only
,
Serve
,
Who
,
Also
When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.
John Milton
Wise
,
Men
,
Look
,
Liberty
,
Wise Men
,
Then
None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.
John Milton
Love
,
Good
,
Freedom
,
Men
,
Rest
,
Good Men
True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.
John Milton
Rich
,
True
,
Modesty
,
Covetousness
Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.
John Milton
Light
,
Darkness
,
Voice
,
Wild
,
Confusion
He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
John Milton
Green
,
Revenge
,
Own
,
Wounds
,
He
,
Well
Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.
John Milton
Man
,
You
,
Treasure
,
Him
,
Left
,
Cannot
No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free.
John Milton
Man
,
Stupid
,
Men
,
Born
,
Free
,
Who
Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.
John Milton
Light
,
Sea
,
Sun
,
Moon
,
Virtue
,
See
For what can war, but endless war, still breed?
John Milton
War
,
Still
,
Endless
,
Breed
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