A mind not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.

Quote by John Milton

Topics: Mind Quotes

Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.

Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.

Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them...

Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound...

When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound...

Don't hold grudges; it's pointless. Jealousy too is a non-cathartic, negative emotion.

Don't hold grudges; it's pointless. Jealousy too is a non-cathartic, negative emotion.

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

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

So dear I love him, that with him all deaths I could endure, without him...

So dear I love him, that with him all deaths I could endure, without him...

Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them...

Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them...

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...

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that...

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that...

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...

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is...

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is...

Calm of mind, all passion spent

Calm of mind, all passion spent

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell,...

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell,...

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So...

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So...

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our...

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our...

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...