John Milton
John Milton
John Miltonwas an English poet, polemicist, and man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth9 December 1608
heaven hell mind
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
grateful indebted mind owes
A grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharg'd
childhood empire extend famous mind morning shows thy
The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then / By wisdom; as thy empire must extend, / So let extend thy mind o'er all the world.
changed heaven hell itself mind
A mind not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
work men mind
Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed.
mind of-my-mind
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
prayer mind may
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 His will, Hard to belief may seem; yet this will prayer.
strong fall mind
O impotence of mind, in body strong! But what is strength without a double share Of wisdom, vast, unwieldy, burdensome, Proudly secure, yet liable to fall By weakest subtleties, not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command.
beauty mind admiration
Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.
inspirational heaven mind
You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.
mind lasts recognition
Fame is the last infirmity of the human mind.
gratitude grateful mind
A grateful mind/ By owing owes not, but still pays, at once/ Indebted and discharg'd.
gratitude grateful mind
The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burthensome, still paying, still to owe; Forgetful what from him I still receivd, And understood not that a grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and dischargd; what burden then?
mind spurs noble
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise. That last infirmity of noble mind. To scorn delights, and live laborious days.