What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men

Quote by John Milton

Topics: Belief Quotes, God Quotes, Providence Quotes

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

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...

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel...

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, stolen on his wing my three-and-twentieth...

How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, stolen on his wing my three-and-twentieth...

I am a part of all that I have met

I am a part of all that I have met

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

Fame is but the breath of the people, and that often unwholesome

Fame is but the breath of the people, and that often unwholesome

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...

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...

He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.

He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.

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.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.