The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him.

Quote by John Milton

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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 destroys a good book kills reason itself.

He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.

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

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

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

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,...

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...

Beauty is Nature's coin, must not be hoarded, but must be current.

Beauty is Nature's coin, must not be hoarded, but must be current.

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor

I am a part of all that I have met

I am a part of all that I have met

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...

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...

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...

Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.

Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.

Lovers, forget your love And list to the love of these She a window flower...

Lovers, forget your love And list to the love of these She a window flower...

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

A REAL man, the kind of man a woman wants to give her life to,...

A REAL man, the kind of man a woman wants to give her life to,...