John Milton

The mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

Perception • Heaven • Mindfulness

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.

Character • Life • Nature

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Awe • Gratitude • Life

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

Death • Eternity • Metaphysics

Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.

Beauty • Nature • Wonder

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

Freedom • Goodness • Morality