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415 Powerful John Milton Quotes to Inspire You

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1. “A beardless cynic is the shame of nature.”

John Milton

Cynicism, Youth, Nature, Criticism, Maturity

2. “A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars, – as stars to thee appear Seen in the galaxy, that milky way Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest Powder'd with stars.”

John Milton

Celestial Imagery, Cosmic Beauty, Starry Sky, Heavenly Path, Divine Realm

3. “A complete and generous education fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both public and private, of peace and war.”

John Milton

Education, Virtue, Citizenship, Personal Development, Public Service

4. “A crown Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns, Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights To him who wears the regal diadem.”

John Milton

Power, Kingship, Burden, Responsibility, Appearance Vs Reality

5. “A death-like sleep, A gentle wafting to immortal life.”

John Milton

Death, Sleep, Immortality, Transition, Afterlife

6. “A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.”

John Milton

Books, Wisdom, Knowledge, Spirit, Learning

7. “A limbo large and broad, since call'd The Paradise of Fools to few unknown.”

John Milton

Folly, Paradise, Ignorance, Spiritual State, Human Condition

8. “A man may be ungrateful, but the human race is not so.”

John Milton

Gratitude, Humanity, Individual Vs Collective, Optimism, Human Nature

9. “A short retirement urges a sweet return.”

John Milton

Absence, Return, Appreciation, Relationships, Time

10. “A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses.”

John Milton

Imagination, Memory, Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural

11. “Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss.”

John Milton

Goodness, Virtue, Evil, Beauty, Moral Contrast

12. “Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth.”

John Milton

Transcendence, Earthly Life, Higher Perspective, Spirituality, Human Existence

13. “Accuse not nature: she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.”

John Milton

Nature, Responsibility, Duty, Self-improvement, Human Agency

14. “Ah gentle pair, ye little think how nigh Your change approaches, when all these delights Will vanish and deliver ye to woe, More woe, the more your taste is now of joy.”

John Milton

Innocence, Impending Doom, Joy, Sorrow, Fall Of Man

15. “Ah, why should all mankind For one man's fault, be condemned, If guiltless?”

John Milton

Original Sin, Divine Justice, Collective Punishment, Questioning, Human Nature

16. “All hope is lost of my reception into grace; what worse? For where no hope is left, is left no fear.”

John Milton

Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation

17. “All is best, though we oft doubt, what the unsearchable dispose, of highest wisdom brings about.”

John Milton

Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism

18. “All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.”

John Milton

Resilience, Revenge, Hate, Courage, Defiance

19. “All seemed well pleased, all seemed, but were not all.”

John Milton

Appearance, Reality, Deception, Discontent, Human Nature

20. “Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?”

John Milton

Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order

21. “Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.”

John Milton

Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm

22. “Anger and just rebuke, and judgment given, That brought into this world a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death, and Misery, Death's harbinger.”

John Milton

Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World

23. “Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation.”

John Milton

Creation, Architecture, Nature, Imagery, Sudden Appearance

24. “Antichrist is Mammon's son.”

John Milton

Religion, Evil, Materialism, Christianity, Symbolism

25. “Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.”

John Milton

Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication

26. “Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.”

John Milton

Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature