John Milton

Biography John Milton (1608 - 1674)
English poet
Also called: Milton.
Was born on 09 dec 1608.
Died on 08 nov 1674, at 65 years old.
Origin country United Kingdom
Quotes by John MiltonEnglish poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost and for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Quote by John Milton about honour, hell

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear...
Quote by John Milton about opinion, blind

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image,...
Quote by John Milton about crime, self-control, reason, god, good, good luck, man

Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
Quote by John Milton about death, eternity