Quotes by John Milton

“When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man's limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man's imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.”

“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.”

“You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.”

“Hope allows us to bid farewell to fear.”

“For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.”

“Reason is also choice.”

“Promiscuous reading is necessary to the constituting of human nature. The attempt to keep out evil doctrine by licensing is like the exploit of that gallant man who thought to keep out the crows by shutting the park gate.”

“Beauty is God's handwriting-a wayside sacrament.”

“Contemplation is wisdom's best nurse.”

“Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n.”

“Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them.”

“Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.”