Facts about John Milton

Occup.Poet
FromEngland
BornDecember 9, 1608
DiedNovember 8, 1674
Aged65 years

Summary

John Milton was a famous Poet from England, who lived between December 9, 1608 and November 8, 1674. He/she became 65 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 29 quotes who is written / told by John.

Related authors: George Herbert (Poet), William Hazlitt (Critic)

29 Famous quotes by John Milton

Small: Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity
"Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity"
Small: Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties
"Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties"
Small: For what can war, but endless war, still breed?
"For what can war, but endless war, still breed?"
Small: Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself
"Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself"
Small: Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined Till at his seco
"Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung"
Small: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven
"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven"
Small: Beauty is natures brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wo
"Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship"
Small: A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit
"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit"
Small: Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe
"Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe"
Small: Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, Gods image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reaso
"Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self"
Small: When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of
"When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for"
Small: Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the fla
"Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk"
Small: Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth
"Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth"
Small: True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves
"True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves"
Small: To be blind is not miserable not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable
"To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable"
Small: Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left you cannot bereave him o
"Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness"
Small: They also serve who only stand and wait
"They also serve who only stand and wait"
Small: The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order
"The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby"
Small: The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to t
"The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller"
Small: The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven
"The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven"
Small: Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right
"Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right"
Small: None can love freedom heartily, but good men the rest love not freedom, but licence
"None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence"
Small: No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free
"No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free"
Small: Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end
"Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end"
Small: Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live
"Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live"
Small: He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king
"He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king"
Small: He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well
"He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well"
Small: He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that
"He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon"
Small: Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments o
"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world"