Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction…

Quote by John Milton

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Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun...

Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun...

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by...

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by...

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...

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a...

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a...

To live a life half-dead, a living death.

To live a life half-dead, a living death.

So farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear, Farewell Remorse: all Good to me is...

So farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear, Farewell Remorse: all Good to me is...

Beauty is Nature's brag, and must be shown In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities,...

Beauty is Nature's brag, and must be shown In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities,...

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble...

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble...

Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And in the lowest deep a...

Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And in the lowest deep a...

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Fame is but the breath of the people, and that often unwholesome

Fame is but the breath of the people, and that often unwholesome

Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail / Or knock the breast, no weakness,...

Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail / Or knock the breast, no weakness,...

A mind not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own...

A mind not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own...

Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; or no power that is not limited by...

Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; or no power that is not limited by...

Calm of mind, all passion spent

Calm of mind, all passion spent

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

For what can war, but endless war, still breed?

For what can war, but endless war, still breed?

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.