"Milton, Madam, was a genius that could cut……" — Samuel Johnson

"Milton, Madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus from a rock; but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones."

— Samuel Johnson

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All in their lifetime carve their own soul's statue. — Thomas Buchanan Read
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