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John Milton Quotes on Wisdom

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1. “Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.”

John Milton

Knowledge, Wisdom, Superficiality, Reading, Self-awareness

2. “The childhood shows the man As morning shows the day. Be famous then By wisdom; as thy empire must extend, So let extend thy mind o'er all the world.”

John Milton

Childhood, Potential, Wisdom, Ambition, Personal Growth

3. “The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.”

John Milton

Wisdom, History, Character, Learning, Self-improvement

4. “Opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.”

John Milton

Opinion, Knowledge, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Intellectual Development

5. “Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.”

John Milton

Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom

6. “Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.”

John Milton

Life, Living Well, Divine Providence, Moderation, Wisdom

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

John Milton

Books, Wisdom, Knowledge, Spirit, Learning

8. “Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.”

John Milton

Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection

9. “Contemplation is wisdom's best nurse.”

John Milton

Contemplation, Wisdom, Reflection, Self-improvement, Intellectual Growth

10. “The best apology against false accusers is silence.”

John Milton

Silence, Defense, False Accusation, Wisdom, Dignity

11. “Be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee and thy being.”

John Milton

Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth

12. “Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.”

John Milton

Victory, Force, Wisdom, Conflict Resolution, True Conquest

13. “What is strength without a double share of wisdom?”

John Milton

Strength, Wisdom, Balance, Virtue, Human Potential

14. “This is servitude, To serve the unwise.”

John Milton

Servitude, Wisdom, Leadership, Social Criticism, Folly

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

John Milton

Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism

16. “License they mean when they cry Liberty; For who loves that, must first be wise and good.”

John Milton

Liberty, License, Wisdom, Virtue, Social Responsibility

17. “To know that which lies before us in daily life is the prime wisdom.”

John Milton

Wisdom, Daily Life, Practicality, Present Moment, Knowledge

18. “O impotence of mind, in body strong! But what is strength without a double share Of wisdom, vast, unwieldy, burdensome, Proudly secure, yet liable to fall By weakest subtleties, not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command.”

John Milton

Strength, Wisdom, Balance, Vulnerability, Leadership

19. “The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew.”

John Milton

Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness

20. “How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets Where no crude surfeit reigns.”

John Milton

Philosophy, Beauty, Wisdom, Harmony, Intellectual Pleasure

21. “Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.”

John Milton

Prudence, Wisdom, Discernment, Circumstance, Virtue

22. “Wisdom's self oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, where with her best nurse Contemplation, she plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings that in the various bustle of resort were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired.”

John Milton

Wisdom, Solitude, Contemplation, Growth, Inner Peace

23. “The Tree of Knowledge grew fast by, Knowledge of Good bought dear by knowing ill.”

John Milton

Knowledge, Good And Evil, Temptation, Wisdom, Biblical Allusion

24. “Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.”

John Milton

Learning, Debate, Knowledge, Intellectual Growth, Wisdom

25. “When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.”

John Milton

Civil Liberty, Governance, Reform, Wisdom, Social Progress

26. “Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!”

John Milton

Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom

27. “He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.”

John Milton

Self-control, Inner Strength, Wisdom, Mastery, True Power

28. “I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When straight a barbarous noise environs me Of owls and cuckoos, asses, apes and dogs.”

John Milton

Liberty, Ignorance, Criticism, Wisdom, Societal Resistance

29. “He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.”

John Milton

Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom

30. “Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.”

John Milton

Wisdom, Philosophy, Vanity, Skepticism, Human Knowledge

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