#him

He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon. ↗

— John Milton

#bright #centre #clear #dark #day

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. ↗

— John Milton

#fears #himself #king #more #passions

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself. ↗

— John Milton

#himself #shallow

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. ↗

— John Milton

#character #deeds #himself #his #man

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness. ↗

— John Milton

#covetous #covetousness #him #his #jewel

Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth. ↗

— John Milton

#brought #comes #her #him #into

I've said it before, but it's absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future. ↗

— Liza Minelli

#absolutely #before #could #dreams #drive

An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him. ↗

— William Minto

#belief #doubt #him #independent #joy

Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own fruit. If they be vegetative, he will be like a plant. ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#cultivates #each #fruit #grow #him

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself. ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#condemn #divine #generosity #god #himself