John Milton Quotes

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

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. John Milton

King, Rules, More, Within, Desires, Who

The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. - John Milton

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

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit. John Milton

Good, Book, Spirit, Master, Precious

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. John Milton

Me, Know, Liberty, Conscience, Give

Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity. John Milton

Death, Key, Golden, Eternity, Palace

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable. John Milton

Blind, Miserable, Bear, Blindness, Able

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence. John Milton

Love, Good, Freedom, Men, Rest, Good Men

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

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, Superior

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He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. John Milton

Revenge, Green, Own, Wounds, Well, Would

They also serve who only stand and wait. John Milton

Stand, Wait, Only, Serve, Who, Also

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. John Milton

Better, Hell, Heaven, Serve, Reign, Than

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right. John Milton

Right, Nothing, Self-Esteem, Grounded

No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free. John Milton

Man, Men, Stupid, Born, Free, Who

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self. John Milton

Good, God, Book, Man, Self, Reason

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves. John Milton

Rich, True, Modesty, Covetousness

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself. John Milton

Books, Shallow, Himself

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. John Milton

End, Concord, Pleasing, Oft

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

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, Wise Men, Liberty, Then

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, Treasure, You, Left, Him, Take

Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe. John Milton

Overcome, Half, Force, Who, Foe, His

Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth. John Milton

Truth, World, Birth, Her, Never, Him

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, Moon, Sun, Her, See

For what can war, but endless war, still breed? John Milton

War, Still, Endless, Breed

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