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.

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.

'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

He that overcomes his passions, overcomes his greatest enemies

He that overcomes his passions, overcomes his greatest enemies

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...

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...

Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.

Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

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...

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

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...

Man's disobedience) brought into this World a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death,...

Man's disobedience) brought into this World a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death,...

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

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...

A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured up...

A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured up...

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

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

The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then /...

The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then /...

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...

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,...

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.