Freely We Serve…

Quote 2017-02-27 Miss Poison Quotes Freedom, John Milton, Love, Quotes

“Freely we serve,
Because we freely love, as in our will,
To love or not; in this we stand or fall.”

–John Milton

For Books…

Quote 2017-02-202017-02-20 Miss Poison Quotes Books, Censorship, Ideas, Intellect, John Milton

“For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.” ―John Milton

The Mind Is…

Quote 2014-12-09 Miss Poison Authors, Heaven/Hell, Quotes, The Mind Heaven/Hell, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Quotes, The Mind

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”—John Milton

I Will Not Deny…

Quote 2014-11-20 Miss Poison Quotes Honesty, Integrity, John Milton, Patience, Quotes, Suffering, Wisdom

“I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.” ―John Milton

I found this quote on a hunt referencing ‘patience’ this morning. I collect quotes, keeping them close to my heart. This one resonates with me in the moment. It’s beautiful in an incredibly poetic way.