John Milton Quotes, Tongue Quotes, Reason Quotes

But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, 4 to perplex and dash Maturest counsels.

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Eloquence the soul, song charms the senses.

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God is decreeing to begin some newand great period in his Church, even to the reforming of Reformation itself. What does he then but reveal Himself to his servants, and as his manner is, first to his Englishmen?

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On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.

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The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.

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Who can enjoy alone? Or all enjoying what contentment find?

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Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.

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Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.

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When thou attended gloriously from heaven , Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send Thy summoning archangels to proclaim Thy dread tribunal.

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And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.

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No mighty trance, or breathed spell Inspires the pale-eyed priest from the prophetic cell.

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With thee goes Thy husband, him to follow thou art bound; Where he abides, think there thy native soil.

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Thy actions to thy words accord; thy words To thy large heart give utterance due; thy heart; Contains of good, wise, just, the perfect shape.

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A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars,--as stars to thee appear Seen in the galaxy, that milky way Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest Powder'd with stars.

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Next, to make them expert in the usefullest points of grammar; and withal to season them and win them early to the love of virtue and true labour, ere any flattering seducement or vain principle seize them wandering, some easy and delightful book of education would be read to them; whereof the Greeks have store, as Cebes, Plutarch, and other Socratic discourses.

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For what is glory but the blaze of fame?

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The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.

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Time is the subtle thief of youth.

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O shame to men! Devil with devil damned Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational, though under hope Of heavenly grace: and God proclaiming peace, Yet live in hatred, enmity, and strife Among themselves, and levy cruel wars, Wasting the earth, each other to destroy: As if (which might induce us to accord) Man had not hellish foes enough besides, That day and night for his destruction wait.

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Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb, counseled ignoble ease, and peaceful sloth, not peace.

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