The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.

Quote by John Milton

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How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical...

How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

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...

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.

God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more / Is woman's happiest knowledge,...

God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more / Is woman's happiest knowledge,...

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam

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

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

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

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

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...

They also serve who only stand and wait.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

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...

Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.

Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.

Jealousy is the injured lover's hell

Jealousy is the injured lover's hell

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...

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...

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...

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful