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

Quote by John Milton

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

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

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

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

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give...

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give...

What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the...

What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the...

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...

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.

Calm of mind, all passion spent

Calm of mind, all passion spent

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.

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...

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

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...

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,...

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...

For what can war, but endless war, still breed?

For what can war, but endless war, still breed?

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

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

Servant of God, well done; well hast thou fought The better fight

Servant of God, well done; well hast thou fought The better fight

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...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours,...

When her name is mentioned in the opera history books we will recall that vibrant,...

When her name is mentioned in the opera history books we will recall that vibrant,...

The man whose genius qualifies him for great undertakings must at least be content to...

The man whose genius qualifies him for great undertakings must at least be content to...