Quotes by John Milton

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I cannot praise a weak and timid virtue, without agility and self-contained, that does not attack and has no enemies, and that creeps through life, instead of running through fire and smoke after the crown of immortality.

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Perhaps he who sits and waits serves the Supreme Will no less.

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Love must not cloud, but brighten, not disturb, but enlighten the thought, because it must make its place in the heart and reason of man, and not serve him only as an amusement for the external senses, which only arouse passion.

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He who reigns within himself and dominates his passions, desires and fears is stronger than a king.

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The road from hell to light is long and difficult.

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Fence of love, evening star, you shine in front of me, but you don't deserve a smile.

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Time is the thief of youth.

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The mind is in itself and can make hell into heaven and heaven into hell.

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Do not be afraid! Where wisdom and strength are together, nothing is hopelessly difficult!

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And be with me when my humble feet tread an old cloister, And pass between pale, big shop doors Between solid pillars, While the filtered light of many colored glass discs casts a shadow on saints.

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What is strength without twice as much wisdom?

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It is better to be a prince in hell than a servant in heaven.

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Truth, Peace and Love will shine around the heavenly throne, and our souls will finally come before Him, who alone is savior to see; when all earthly filth has disappeared from us, the sky will cover us with its stars, and we will rule over you, Fate, Death and - Time.

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There are people who, while attesting that they are staring at the great names and events of past ages, lean back to them only to find an excuse for the sins of the present.

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For our part, we do not understand this common phrase: a good man is just a bad king. We could just as easily create the concept of "good man, only evil father" or "good man, only faith-breaking friend".

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Let the true and the false collide! (...) The truth is strong.

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Let truth and lies wrestle with each other, because who has ever seen the truth lose in a free, open struggle? Rebutting with the truth is the best and surest silencing... Because who doesn't know that the truth is the strongest after the Almighty, and it doesn't need cunning, military tactics, or censorship to win; to these stratagems and defenses error resorts against the power of truth.