Mind Quotes by John Milton

Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed.

— John Milton

Fame is the last infirmity of the human mind.

— John Milton

Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.

— John Milton

Calm of mind, all passion spent

— John Milton

Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.

— John Milton

Evil into the mind of god or man may come and go, so unapproved, and leave no spot or blame behind.

— John Milton

“The mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.’3”

— John Milton

The virtuous mind that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, Conscience.

— John Milton

Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.

— John Milton

Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And the regard of Heav'n on all his…

— John Milton

Craftiness is a quality in the mind and a vice in the character.

— John Milton

A grateful mind/ By owing owes not, but still pays, at once/ Indebted and discharg'd.

— John Milton

You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.

— John Milton

“The mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. / What…

— John Milton

Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her…

— John Milton

. . . for beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive. Cease to admire, and all her plumes…

— John Milton

Those graceful acts, those thousand decencies, that daily flow from all her words and actions, mixed with love and sweet compliance, which…

— John Milton

The childhood shows the man As morning shows the day. Be famous then By wisdom; as thy empire must extend, So let…

— John Milton

A mind not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own place, and in itself can make a…

— John Milton

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise. That last infirmity of noble mind. To scorn delights, and live laborious…

— John Milton

But that from us aught should ascend to Heav'n So prevalent as to concern the mind Of God, high-bless'd, or to incline…

— John Milton

The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burthensome, still paying, still to owe; Forgetful what from him I still receivd, And understood…

— John Milton

When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man's limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really…

— John Milton

Alas! What boots it with uncessant care To tend the homely slighted Shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless muse; Were it…

— John Milton

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

— John Milton

“Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new Possessor: One who brings A mind not to be chang'd by Place or…

— John Milton

“A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a…

— John Milton

(That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,…

— John Milton

O impotence of mind, in body strong! But what is strength without a double share Of wisdom, vast, unwieldy, burdensome, Proudly secure,…

— John Milton