how wearisom Eternity so spent in worship paid To whom we hate. Let us not then pursue By force impossible, by leave obtain'd Unacceptable, though in Heav'n, our state Of splendid vassalage, but rather seek Our own good from our selves, and from our own Live to our selves, though in this vast recess, Free, and to none accountable, preferring Hard liberty before the easie yoke Of servile Pomp
John MiltonThe mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.
John MiltonChaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all.
John Milton