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1 " Freely we serveBecause we freely love, as in our willTo love or not; in this we stand or fall. "
― John Milton
2 " The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.. "
― John Milton , Paradise Lost
3 " Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n. "
4 " He who thinks we are to pitch our tent here, and have attained the utmost prospect of reformation that the mortal glass wherein we contemplate can show us, till we come to beatific vision, that man by this very opinion declares that he is yet far short of truth. "
5 " The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection. "
― John Milton ,
6 " Be strong, live happy and love, but first of allHim whom to love is to obey, and keepHis great command! "
7 " And of the sixth day yet remainedThere wanted yet the master work, the endOf all yet done: a creature who not prone And brute as other creatures but enduedWith sanctity of reason might erect His stature and, upright with front serene,Govern the rest, self-knowing, and from thenceMagnanimous to correspond with Heaven, But grateful to acknowledge whence his good Descends, thither with heart and voice and eyesDirected in devotion to adore And worship God supreme who made him chiefOf all His works. "
8 " I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words. "
9 " Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear "
10 " Consult.../what reinforcement we may gain from hope,/If not, what resolution from despair. "
11 " Here at lastWe shall be free;the Almighty hath not builtHere 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. "
12 " And so sepúlchred in such pomp dost lie,That kings for such a tomb would wish to die. "
― John Milton , The Complete Poetry
13 " Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie. "
14 " Where the bright seraphim in burning rowTheir loud uplifted angel trumpets blow. "
15 " Immortal amarant, a flower which onceIn paradise, fast by the tree of life,Began to bloom; but soon for man's offenceTo heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows,And flowers aloft, shading the fount of life,And where the river of bliss through midst of heavenRolls o'er elysian flowers her amber stream:With these that never fade the spirits electBind their resplendent locks. "
16 " Henceforth an individual solace dear; Part of my Soul I seek thee, and thee claim My other half: with that thy gentle hand Seisd mine, I yielded, and from that time see How beauty is excelld by manly grace. "
17 " From morn to noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, a summer's day; and with the setting sun dropped from the zenith like a falling star. "
18 " Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. "
19 " Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith; Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come called charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise; but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far. "
20 " Is it true, O Christ in heaven, that the highest suffer the most?That the strongest wander furthest and most hopelessly are lost?That the mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain?That the anguish of the singer makes the sweetness of the strain? "
