John Milton Quotes, Running Quotes, Grief Quotes

What need a man forestall his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid?.

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To know that which lies before us in daily life is the prime wisdom.

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And, when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

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Blind mouths! That scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook.

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Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.

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There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion, no orations equal to those of the prophets, and no politics like those which the Scriptures teach.

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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.

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Zeal and duty are not slow But on occasion's forelock watchful wait.

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Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.

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There swift return Diurnal, merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot.

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He left it in thy power, ordaind thy will By nature free, not over-rul'd by Fate Inextricable, or strict necessity.

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If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.

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He scarce had ceased when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore; his ponderous shield Ethereal temper, massy, large and round, Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fésolè, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe.

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And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.

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If weakness may excuse, What murderer, what traitor, parricide, Incestuous, sacrilegious, but may plead it? All wickedness is weakness; that plea, therefore, With God or man will gain thee no remission.

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Evil into the mind of god or man may come and go, so unapproved, and leave no spot or blame behind.

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Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.

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Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.

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I fled, and cry'd out, Death; Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd From all her caves, and back resounded, Death.

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Subdue By force, who reason for their law refuse, Right reason for their law.

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