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A crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns.
Leaders and Leadership
John Milton

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A short retirement urges a sweet return.
Retirement
John Milton

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And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend.
Revenge
John Milton

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Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
Youth
John Milton

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Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
Death and Dying
John Milton

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Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
Books - Reading
John Milton

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Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.
Fame
John Milton

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Fear of change perplexes monarchs.
Change
John Milton

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Few sometimes may know, when thousands err.
Right and Rightness
John Milton

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For man he seemsIn all his lineaments, though in his faceThe glimpses of his Fathers glory shine.
Uncategorised
John Milton

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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.
Communication
John Milton

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He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king
Self-control
John Milton

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How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, stolen on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!
Age and Aging
John Milton

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It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness.
Eyes
John Milton

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Let none admire that riches grow in hell; that soil may best deserve the precious bane.
Wealth
John Milton

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Let those who would write heroic poems make their life an heroic poem.
Writers and Writing
John Milton

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License they mean when they cry liberty.
Liberty
John Milton

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Lords are lordliest in their wine.
Aristocracy
John Milton

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Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth unseen, both when we sleep and when we awake.
Angels
John Milton

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Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.
Fame
John Milton

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Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
self-esteem
John Milton

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Our country is where ever we are well off.
Home
John Milton

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Peace has her victories which are no less renowned than war.
Peace
John Milton

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Reason also is choice.
Logic
John Milton

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Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie.
Music
John Milton

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
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