He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Intellectual Value
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“Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.” John Milton
Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance
John Milton Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance“I must not quarrel with the will Of highest dispensation, which herein, Haply had ends above my reach to know.” John Milton
Divine Will, Acceptance, Human Limitation, Faith, Cosmic Purpose
John Milton Divine Will, Acceptance, Human Limitation, Faith, Cosmic Purpose“Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.” John Milton
Goodness, Sharing, Abundance, Virtue, Social Benefit
John Milton Goodness, Sharing, Abundance, Virtue, Social Benefit“Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.” John Milton
Love, Science, Humor, Chemistry, Human Emotion
John Milton Love, Science, Humor, Chemistry, Human Emotion“Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastic toe.” John Milton
Joy, Laughter, Dance, Carefree, Youthful Spirit
John Milton Joy, Laughter, Dance, Carefree, Youthful Spirit“Who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun, whose charmed cup Whoever tasted, lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a groveling swine?” John Milton
Mythology, Temptation, Transformation, Magic, Human Nature
John Milton Mythology, Temptation, Transformation, Magic, Human Nature“In contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to God.” John Milton
Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation
John Milton Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation“Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb, counseled ignoble ease, and peaceful sloth, not peace.” John Milton
Deception, Reason, Sloth, Peace, Temptation
John Milton Deception, Reason, Sloth, Peace, Temptation“Sweetest Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell, By slow Meander's margent green, And in the violet-embroidered vale.” John Milton
Nature, Mythology, Poetry, Sound, Beauty
John Milton Nature, Mythology, Poetry, Sound, Beauty“Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.” John Milton
Knowledge, Wisdom, Superficiality, Reading, Self-awareness
John Milton Knowledge, Wisdom, Superficiality, Reading, Self-awareness“That practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge.” John Milton
Deception, Hypocrisy, Revenge, Evil, Appearances
John Milton Deception, Hypocrisy, Revenge, Evil, Appearances“What am I pondering, you ask? So help me God, immortality.” John Milton
Immortality, Contemplation, Divine Assistance, Human Aspiration, Eternity
John Milton Immortality, Contemplation, Divine Assistance, Human Aspiration, Eternity“It was the winter wild, While the Heaven-born child, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.” John Milton
Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity
John Milton Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity“Sense of pleasure we may well Spare out of life perhaps, and not repine, But live content, which is the calmest life; But pain is perfect misery, the worst Of evils, and excessive, overturns All patience.” John Milton
Pleasure, Contentment, Pain, Suffering, Human Condition
John Milton Pleasure, Contentment, Pain, Suffering, Human Condition“Neither prosperity nor empire nor heaven can be worth winning at the price of a virulent temper, bloody hands, an anguished spirit, and a vain hatred of the rest of the world.” John Milton
Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power
John Milton Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power“Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” John Milton
Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge“Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good; and if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed, Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark.” John Milton
Divine Appeal, Goodness, Evil, Light And Darkness, Prayer
John Milton Divine Appeal, Goodness, Evil, Light And Darkness, Prayer“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.” John Milton
Eden, Adam And Eve, Paradise, Love, Innocence
John Milton Eden, Adam And Eve, Paradise, Love, Innocence