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Life Quotes by John Milton
- To know that which lies before us in daily life is the prime wisdom.
- By labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps…
- (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to…
- Seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books.
- And on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant.
- Daughter to that good Earl, once President Of England's Council, and her Treasury, Who lived in both, unstained with gold or fee, And left them…
- To live a life half dead, a living death.
- Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
- For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose…
- I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.
- Immortal amarant, a flower which once In paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom; but soon for man's offence To heaven removed,…
- Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.
- Imparadis'd in one another's arms.
- Such sober certainty of waking bliss.
- Luck is the residue of design.
- Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
- A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose for a life beyond
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- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle