How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets Where no crude surfeit reigns

Quote by John Milton

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Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.

Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.

Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her Eye, In every gesture dignity and...

Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her Eye, In every gesture dignity and...

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.

Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and...

He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and...

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

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

These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of...

These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of...

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel...

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel...

If there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it...

If there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it...

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows...

A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows...

For solitude is sometimes best society, And short retirement urges sweet return

For solitude is sometimes best society, And short retirement urges sweet return

He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do...

He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do...

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.

Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at...

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at...

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.