John Milton’s Quotes On Topics
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“It is lawful and hath been held so through all ages for any one who have the power to call to account a tyrant or wicked king, and after due conviction to depose and put him to death.”
John Milton
Tyranny, Justice, Power, Revolution, Political Philosophy
John Milton Tyranny, Justice, Power, Revolution, Political Philosophy“With diadem and sceptre high advanced, The lower still I fall; only supreme In misery; such joy ambition finds.” John Milton
Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox
John Milton Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox“Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.” John Milton
Beauty, Nature, Display, Society, Admiration
John Milton Beauty, Nature, Display, Society, Admiration“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
John Milton Imagination, Memory, Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural“The teachers of our law, and to propose What might improve my knowledge or their own.” John Milton
Education, Law, Knowledge, Improvement, Mutual Learning
John Milton Education, Law, Knowledge, Improvement, Mutual Learning“Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn.” John Milton
Stars, Dawn, Beauty, Nature, Transition
John Milton Stars, Dawn, Beauty, Nature, Transition“With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.” John Milton
Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil
John Milton Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil“I fled, and cry'd out, Death; Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd From all her caves, and back resounded, Death.” John Milton
Death, Hell, Fear, Power Of Words, Cosmic Response
John Milton Death, Hell, Fear, Power Of Words, Cosmic Response“Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.” John Milton
Truth, Rejection, Birth, Societal Response, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Rejection, Birth, Societal Response, Knowledge“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton
Gratitude, Reverence, Epiphany, Life Experience, Spirituality
John Milton Gratitude, Reverence, Epiphany, Life Experience, Spirituality“Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void.” John Milton
Pain, Commitment, Human Nature, Weakness, Vows
John Milton Pain, Commitment, Human Nature, Weakness, Vows“Death Grinn'd horrible a ghastly smile, to hear His famine should be fill'd.” John Milton
Death, Personification, Horror, Famine, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Death, Personification, Horror, Famine, Poetic Imagery“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
John Milton Self-control, Inner Strength, Wisdom, Mastery, True Power“What reinforcement we may gain from hope; If not, what resolution from despair.” John Milton
Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength
John Milton Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength“Day and night, Seed-time and harvest, heat and hoary frost Shall hold their course, till fire purge all things new.” John Milton
Nature, Cycles, Time, Renewal, Apocalypse
John Milton Nature, Cycles, Time, Renewal, Apocalypse