John Milton Quotes, Beauty Quotes, Mind Quotes

Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Beauty Quotes , Mind Quotes

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Spurs Quotes , Spirit Quotes

How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, stolen on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Time Quotes , Years Quotes

Sable-vested Night, eldest of things.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Night Quotes

I call a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Education Quotes , War Quotes

Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Food Quotes , Cooking Quotes

Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Gratitude Quotes , Forever Quotes

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Teaching Quotes , England Quotes

Arms on armour clashing bray'd Horrible discord, and the madding wheels Of brazen chariots rag'd: dire was the noise Of conflict.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Rags Quotes , Arms Quotes

From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Anxiety Quotes

Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Stronger Quotes , Great Things Quotes

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Character Quotes , Past Quotes

O madness to think use of strongest wines And strongest drinks our chief support of health, When God with these forbidden made choice to rear His mighty champion, strong above compare, Whose drink was only from the liquid brook.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Strong Quotes , Wine Quotes

Execute their airy purposes.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Purpose Quotes , Execution Quotes

Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Mind Quotes

For contemplation he and valour formed; / For softness she and sweet attractive grace, / He for God only, she for God in him: / His fair large front and eye sublime declared / Absolute rule.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Sweet Quotes , Eye Quotes

So hand in hand they passed, the loveliest pair that ever since in love's embraces met -- Adam, the goodliest man of men since born his sons; the fairest of her daughters Eve.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Daughter Quotes , Son Quotes

He alone is worthy of the appellation who either does great things, or teaches how they may be done, or describes them with a suitable majesty when they have been done; but those only are great things which tend to render life more happy, which increase the innocent enjoyments and comforts of existence, or which pave the way to a state of future bliss more permanent and more pure.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Greatness Quotes , Doe Quotes

Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Halloween Quotes , Men Quotes

The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either,--black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Night Quotes , Hands Quotes