Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named, not good

Quote by John Milton

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Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.

Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.

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...

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a...

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a...

Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.

Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.

When I consider how my light is spent / Ere half my days in this...

When I consider how my light is spent / Ere half my days in this...

No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally...

No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally...

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...

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

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.

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the...

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the...

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.

He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.

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...

In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it...

In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it...

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...

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,...

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...

A short retirement urges a sweet return

A short retirement urges a sweet return

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Never retire. Michelangelo was carving the Rondanini just before he died at eighty-nine. Verdi finished...

Never retire. Michelangelo was carving the Rondanini just before he died at eighty-nine. Verdi finished...