John Milton

“For what can war, but endless war, still breed?”

“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.”

“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”

“Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”

“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is.”

“Solitude sometimes is best society.”

“What is dark within me, illumine.”

“He who would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem.”

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

“He who reigns within himself, and rules his passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king.”

“All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield.”

“To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.”

“Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.”

“A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.”

“Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n.”

“Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war.”

“Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements.”

“The world was all before them, where to choose their place of rest, and Providence their guide.”

“Innocence, once lost, can never be regained. Darkness, once gazed upon, can never be lost.”

“They also serve who only stand and wait.”