More from John Milton
- Often credited to Henry Kissinger
To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.Paradise Lost (1667), i.262-263In context
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The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n.
Paradise Lost (1667), i.254-255
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To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.