"Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe."

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"Grace was in all her steps. Heaven in her eye. In every gesture, dignity and love."

- John Milton

Love

"Solitude sometimes is best society."

- John Milton

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"The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller."

- John Milton

Inspiration

"Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe."

- John Milton

Adversity

"Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light."

- John Milton

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

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"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

Philosophy

"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

Philosophy

"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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