John Quotes
Future generations, riding on the highways that we built, I hope they have a better understanding.
She chased after her dream with much desire, but when she got to close to her expectations, well the dream burned up like paper in fire.
Words, particularly in a play, should have the texture of a crisp, autumn apple.
Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.
I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman.
Our two first parents, yet the only two Of mankind, in the happy garden placed, Reaping immortal fruits of joy and love, Uninterrupted joy, unrivalled love In blissful solitude.
And sing to those that hold the vital shears; And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.
Th' ethereal mould Incapable of stain would soon expel Her mischief, and purge off the baser fire, Victorious. Thus repuls'd, our final hope Is flat despair.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
It is lawful and hath been held so through all ages for any one who have the power to call to account a tyrant or wicked king, and after due conviction to depose and put him to death.
Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements, these piercing fires As soft as now severe, our temper changed Into their temper.
Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.
The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs thro' the arched roof in words deceiving.
There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion, no orations equal to those of the prophets, and no politics like those which the Scriptures teach.
And on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant.
That space the Evil One abstracted stood From his own evil, and for the time remained Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed, Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge .
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?
Must I thus leave thee, Paradise?-thus leave Thee, native soil, these happy walks and shades?
Hung over her enamour'd, and beheld Beauty, which, whether waking or asleep, Shot forth peculiar graces.
It was from out the rind of one apple tasted, that the knowledge of good and evil, as two twins cleaving together, leaped forth into the world.
The wife, where danger or dishonour lurks, Safest and seemliest by her husband stays, Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.
From that high mount of God whence light and shade Spring both, the face of brightest heaven had changed To grateful twilight.
God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time.
And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the checkered shade. And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday.
Each tree Laden with fairest fruit, that hung to th' eye Tempting, stirr'd in me sudden appetite To pluck and eat.
In Physic, things of melancholic hue and quality are used against melancholy, sour against sour, salt to remove salt humors.
Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades High over-arch'd imbower.
Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd,-wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse.
Oh, shame to men! devil with devil damn'd Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational.
But that from us aught should ascend to Heav'n So prevalent as to concern the mind Of God, high-bless'd, or to incline His will, Hard to belief may seem; yet this will prayer.
When thou attended gloriously from heaven , Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send Thy summoning archangels to proclaim Thy dread tribunal.
Th' imperial ensign, which full high advanc'd Shone like a meteor, streaming to the wind.
Now morn, her rosy steps in th' eastern clime Advancing, sow'd the earth with orient pearl, When Adam wak'd, so custom'd; for his sleep Was aery light, from pure digestion bred.
