John Milton Quotes, Glory Quotes

For what is glory but the blaze of fame?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Glory Quotes

O visions ill foreseen! Better had I Liv'd ignorant of future, so had borne My part of evil only.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Evil Quotes , Ignorant Quotes

What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , War Quotes , Boots Quotes

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Law Quotes , Sin Quotes

I hate when vice can bolt her arguments, And virtue has no tongue to check her pride.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Hate Quotes , Pride Quotes

This is servitude, To serve the unwise.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Unwise Quotes

Ride the air In whirlwind.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Air Quotes

And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the checkered shade. And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Holiday Quotes , Sunshine Quotes

Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Spiritual Quotes , Communication Quotes

For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Book Quotes , Evil Quotes

She what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason. To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn; all heaven And happy constellations on that hour Shed their selectest influence; the earth Gave sign of gratulation, and each hill; Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs Whisper'd it to the woods, and from their wings Flung rose, flung odours from the spicy shrub.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Happiness Quotes , Air Quotes

O sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams That bring to my remembrance from what state I fell, how glorious once above thy sphere.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Hate Quotes , Remembrance Quotes

Our two first parents, yet the only two Of mankind, in the happy garden placed, Reaping immortal fruits of joy and love, Uninterrupted joy, unrivalled love In blissful solitude.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Garden Quotes , Two Quotes

Heaven, the seat of bliss, Brooks not the works of violence and war.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , War Quotes , Heaven Quotes

Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Happiness Quotes , Paradise Quotes

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Book Quotes , Men Quotes

Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades High over-arch'd imbower.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Arches Quotes , Shade Quotes

And oft, though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps At wisdom's gate, and to simplicity Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Wisdom Quotes , Sleep Quotes

Socrates... Whom well inspir'd the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Men Quotes , Oracles Quotes

Law can discover sin, but not remove, Save by those shadowy expiations weak.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Law Quotes , Sin Quotes