Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
John Milton
When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest uponWhat would not I give to wanderWhere my old companions dwellAbsence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of Beauty, fare thee well.
John Milton
He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires and fears is more than a King.
John Milton
Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions for opinions in good men is but knowledge in the making.
John Milton
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
John Milton
Here at last We shall be freethe Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence Here we may reign secure, and in my choiceTo reign is worth ambition though in Hell Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.
John Milton
…A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
John Milton
But wherefore thou alone Wherefore with thee Came not all hell broke loose Is pain to themLess pain, less to be fled, or thou than theyLess hardy to endure Courageous chief,The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegedTo thy deserted host this cause of flight,Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.
John Milton
Accuse not nature, she hath done her partDo thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thouDismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh,By attributing overmuch to thingsLess excellent, as thou thyself perceivest.
John Milton
He also serves who only stands and waits.
John Milton