Heaven, the seat of bliss, Brooks not the works of violence and war.

For contemplation he and valour formed; / For softness she and sweet attractive grace, / He for God only, she for God in him: / His fair large front and eye sublime declared / Absolute rule.

Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear

You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.

Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself.

So shall the world go on, To good malignant, to bad men benign, Under her own weight groaning.

So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among the faithless, faithful only he.