John Milton, (1608-1674) English Poet Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page John Milton Quote “For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them; they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.”John Milton ~ John Milton (1608-1674) English PoetAreopagitica, 1644 Death , Intelligence , Learning , Press , Reason , Speech Ratings and Comments Reply Joe, Rochester, MI 9/13/05 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This John Milton quote is found in these categories: Death quotes Intelligence quotes Learning quotes Press quotes Reason quotes Speech quotes About John Milton Bio of John Milton Quotations by John Milton Books by/about John Milton John Milton videos John Milton on Wikipedia Astrological chart for John Milton