Quotes by John Milton
He who conquers himself is mightier than he who subdues a thousand foes.
Adversity is the forge where character is tempered.
To know oneself is the commencement of all wisdom.
The mind, like fertile ground, will yield either beauty or weeds, depending on the seeds we sow.
Let not the brevity of life diminish the grandeur of your aspirations.
Doubt is the shadow cast by fear, but courage is the sun that banishes it. Let your deeds be illuminated.
Where there is darkness, find the spark. Where there is despair, create a hope.
A life unexamined is a gift squandered, a potential unfulfilled.
He who seeks perfection in all things invites only disappointment.
Even in the darkest night, a single star can guide the way.
Let your imagination soar beyond the confines of the known world.
Adversity, though bitter, often yields the sweetest fruit of growth.
Seek not ease, but purpose. A life well-lived is not devoid of struggle, but abundant in meaning.
Even in the deepest despair, a flicker of hope can ignite a burning fire of resilience.
The true measure of a man lies not in his triumphs, but in how he rises after each fall.
To be blind to one's own faults, is to be deaf to the cries of wisdom.
Let not the shadows of yesterday eclipse the promise of tomorrow.
To know oneself is the start of all wisdom, but to accept oneself is the end.
He who conquers himself is the greatest victor.
A mind too easily swayed is like a ship without a rudder, destined to wander without purpose.
He who reigns within himself, and bows to reason, is more than a king.
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven, or simply a barren field.
The mind, a boundless realm, can forge its own reality, for good or ill.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield, even when the path is veiled in shadows.
The mind, a boundless field, yields harvests proportionate to the seeds of thought we sow within.
The sweetest victory is that won over oneself.
The heart, though wounded, is a resilient instrument, capable of playing new melodies.
Better to strive for greatness, and fall short, than to settle for mediocrity and achieve it.
To know oneself is the hardest, and most rewarding, of all voyages.
Doubt is the shadow of the mind; chase it with reason and the light of truth.
Better to strive for the impossible, than settle for the mediocre.
True freedom lies not in escaping chains, but in mastering them.
Hope, like a fragile flame, must be shielded from the winds of despair.
Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven, unless one can make heaven of their own free will.
The greatest battles are not fought on fields of war, but within the chambers of our own hearts.
He who reigns within himself, and bends his passions to his will, is more a king than any crowned head.
Though time may wound all things, it cannot diminish a spirit that burns brightly.
The sweetest honey is loathed in his own deliciousness. And that which is valued least is most cherished. Be wary of extremes.