John Milton

"To be grateful is to see the world as it truly is: abundantly blessed."

"Creativity is the rebellion of the soul against mere existence."

"Justice tempered with mercy is the truest form of law."

"Patience is the art of waiting while preparing for the moment of action."

"The strength of a person is measured not by what they can do, but by what they refuse to do."

"Power over others is fleeting; power over oneself is eternal."

"Money is crystallized time; spend it wisely."

"Health is the silent partner in every endeavor."

"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."

"Imagination is the only real boundary humans possess."

"The study of the past illuminates the path to the future."

"Philosophy is the art of dying well through learning to live truly."

"Literature is the conversation across centuries with the greatest minds."

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

"Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."

"All is not lost; the unconquerable Will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield."

"What is strength without a double share of wisdom?"

"Knowledge is as food, and needs no less her timely ripeness reaching; what improves me must be my diet."

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

"Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven."

"They also serve who only stand and wait."

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

"Freely we serve, because we freely love."

"To be weak is miserable, doing or suffering."

"The fairest flower no sooner blooms but blights."

"Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?"

"Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise to scorn delights and live laborious days."

"For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible."

"As one who in his journey bates at noon, though bent on speed."

"License they mean when they cry liberty."