“Hence vain deluding Joys, the brood of Folly without father bred!”

— John Milton, "Il Penseroso" (1631), line 1

About John Milton

1608 – 1674

English poet and polemicist, author of the epic 'Paradise Lost' (1667).

“A grateful mind by owing owes not, but still pays, at once indebted and discharged.”

“Man hath his daily work of body or mind appointed.”

“They also serve who only stand and wait.”

“Debt is the prolific mother of folly and of crime.”

“Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.”

“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”

“The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.”

“In love of home, the love of country has its rise.”

“Plants, birds, insects and children were equally joyful.”