John Milton Tongue Quotations

His tongue dropt manna, and could make the worse appear the better reason

And what the people but a herd confus'd, A miscellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar, and, well weigh'd, scarce worth the praise? They praise, and they admire, they know not what; And know not whom, but as one leads the other; And what delight to be by such extoll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk, Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise?

Virtue hath no tongue to check vice's pride.

I hate when vice can bolt her arguments, And virtue has no tongue to check her pride.

But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, 4 to perplex and dash Maturest counsels.

I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman.