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John Milton Quotes

John Milton quotes about good

English Poet December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674

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John Milton quote: "None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love..."
None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence. John Milton
John Milton quote: "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw..."
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss John Milton
Many a man lives a burden to the Earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. John Milton
John Milton quote: "A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit,..."
A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. John Milton
Wert thou that just Maid who once before Forsook the hated earth, O tell me sooth, And cam'st again to visit us once more? Or wet thou that sweet smiling Youth? Or any other of the heavenly brood Let down in cloudy throne to do the world good? Or wert thou of the golden-winged host, Who, having clad thyself in human weed, To earth from thy prefixed seat didst post And after short abode fly back with speed As if to show what creatures heaven doth breed; Thereby to set the hearts of men on... John Milton
And of the sixth day yet remained. There wanted yet the master work, the end. Of all yet done: a creature who not prone And brute as other creatures but endued. With sanctity of reason might erect His stature and, upright with front serene, Govern the rest, self-knowing, and from thence. Magnanimous to correspond with Heaven, But grateful to acknowledge whence his good Descends, thither with heart and voice and eyes. Directed in devotion to adore And worship God supreme who made him chief. Of... John Milton
John Milton quote: "Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but..."
Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self. John Milton
Oh goodness infinite, goodness immense! That all this good of evil shall produce, And evil turn to good; more wonderful. Than that which by creation first brought forth. Light out of darkness! Full of doubt I stand, Whether I should repent me now of sin. By me done, and occasioned; or rejoice. Much more, that much more good thereof shall spring; To God more glory, more good-will to men. From God, and over wrath grace shall abound. John Milton
As good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. John Milton
John Milton quote: "Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good."
Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good. John Milton
John Milton quote: "So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, Farewell..."
So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost; Evil, be thou my good. John Milton
Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary…. They are not skillful considerers of human things who imagine to remove sin by removing the matter of sin. For … it is a huge heap increasing under the very act of diminishing…. Good and evil we know in the field of this world grow up together almost inseparably…. It was from out of the rind of one apple tasted, that the knowledge of good and... John Milton
John Milton quote: "but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself"
but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself John Milton
John Milton quote: "He who destroys a good book kills reason itself"."
He who destroys a good book kills reason itself". John Milton
John Milton quote: "A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit."
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit. John Milton

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