John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2662 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2662 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou liv’st Live well: how long or short permit to heaven. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book xi. Line 553. |
| Note 1. Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes (Neither fear nor wish for your last day).—Martial: lib. x. epigram 47, line 13. [back] |