The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
- John Milton
Past, Superior Man, Many, Deeds
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
- John Milton
Give, Conscience, Liberties, Utter
Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.
- John Milton
Overcome, Half, His, Overcomes
Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.
- John Milton
Nature, Beauty, May, Feast
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
- John Milton
End, Pleasing, Oft, Concord
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
- John Milton
Space, Give, Everlasting, Hung
None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.
- John Milton
Love, Rest, Licence, Good Men
Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.
- John Milton
Own, Could, Though, Sunk
Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
- John Milton
Death, Eternity, Palace, Opens
He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
- John Milton
Wounds, Which, Otherwise, Heal
When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.
- John Milton
Wise Men, Bound, Considered, Reformed
Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.
- John Milton
Voice, Confined, Till, Confusion
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
- John Milton
Change, Thankful, Reverence, Everyday
He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.
- John Milton
Soul, Bright, Own, Hides
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
- John Milton
King, Himself, Within, Passions
Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.
- John Milton
Forget, England, How, Precedence
Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.
- John Milton
Himself, Books, Shallow
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
- John Milton
Book, Precious, Good Book, Lifeblood
For what can war, but endless war, still breed?
- John Milton
War, Still, Endless, Breed
Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.
- John Milton
Reason, Image, Thee, Creature
Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.
- John Milton
Him, Jewel, Though, Covetousness
True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.
- John Milton
True, Rich, Modesty, Covetousness
To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
- John Milton
Blind, Miserable, Blindness, Bear
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
- John Milton
Mind, Own, Itself, Heaven
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
- John Milton
Better, Than, Reign, Heaven
No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free.
- John Milton
Stupid, Born, Deny, Knows
Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
- John Milton
Self-Esteem, More, Profits, Grounded
Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.
- John Milton
Truth, World, Never, Birth
They also serve who only stand and wait.
- John Milton
Wait, Only, Also, Serve
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