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415 Powerful John Milton Quotes to Inspire You

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91. “These are thy glorious works, Parent of good!”

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Divine Creation, Gratitude, Nature, Goodness, Wonder

92. “Therefore God's universal law Gave to the man despotic power Over his female in due awe, Not from that right to part an hour, Smile she or lour.”

John Milton

Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy

93. “There is nothing that making men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. True wealth is of the heart, not of the hand.”

John Milton

Inner Wealth, Strength, Character, True Value, Human Potential

94. “There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.”

John Milton

Truth, Persecution, Tolerance, Justice, Religious Freedom

95. “There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion, no orations equal to those of the prophets, and no politics like those which the Scriptures teach.”

John Milton

Scripture, Inspiration, Divine Wisdom, Art, Politics

96. “Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.”

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Paradise, Inner Peace, Contentment, Spiritual Growth, Self-discovery

97. “The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.”

John Milton

Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings

98. “The winds with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kisst.”

John Milton

Nature, Tranquility, Harmony, Poetic Imagery, Alliteration

99. “The wife, where danger or dishonour lurks, Safest and seemliest by her husband stays, Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.”

John Milton

Marriage, Loyalty, Protection, Partnership, Gender Roles

100. “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

101. “The teachers of our law, and to propose What might improve my knowledge or their own.”

John Milton

Education, Law, Knowledge, Improvement, Mutual Learning

102. “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

103. “The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.”

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Darkness, Loneliness, Despair, Nature, Emotional State

104. “The strongest and the fiercest spirit That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.”

John Milton

Satan, Despair, Strength, Rebellion, Fallen Angel

105. “The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.”

John Milton

Stars, Guidance, Nature, Journey, Divine Providence

106. “The rising world of waters dark and deep.”

John Milton

Creation, Chaos, Depth, Primordial Waters, Biblical Allusion

107. “The olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long.”

John Milton

Philosophy, Learning, Nature, Greece, Intellectual Pursuit

108. “The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger.”

John Milton

Fear, Nature, Darkness, Journey, Danger

109. “The never-ending flight Of future days.”

John Milton

Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence

110. “The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.”

John Milton

Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery

111. “The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.”

John Milton

Mind, Perception, Reality, Heaven, Hell

112. “The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.”

John Milton

Martyrdom, Strength, Weakness, Faith, Spiritual Power

113. “The love-lorn nightingale nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.”

John Milton

Love, Sorrow, Nature, Poetry, Melancholy

114. “The liberty of conscience, which above all other things ought to be to all men dearest and most precious.”

John Milton

Liberty, Conscience, Freedom, Human Rights, Morality

115. “The leaf was darkish, and had prickles on it, But in another country, as he said, Bore a bright golden flow'r, but not in this soil; Unknown, and like esteem'd, and the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon.”

John Milton

Potential, Environment, Perception, Hidden Value, Nature