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

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

Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him...

Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him...

Far from all resort of mirth, / Save the cricket on the hearth!

Far from all resort of mirth, / Save the cricket on the hearth!

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than...

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than...

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Servant of God, well done; well hast thou fought The better fight

Servant of God, well done; well hast thou fought The better fight

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.

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...

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...

They also serve who only stand and wait.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

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...

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...

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give...

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give...

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.

Time, the subtle thief of youth

Time, the subtle thief of youth

Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far better than...

Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far better than...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...