John Milton

Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.

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

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.

Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.

I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.