John Milton, who wrote Paradise Lost, was born on this date in 1608. Here are ten quotes from him.
- A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
- He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
- The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
- The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
- They also serve who only stand and wait.
- Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.
- Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
- Solitude sometimes is best society.
- What is strength without a double share of wisdom?
- Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself.
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