Accuse not nature: she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.
John Milton
Nature, Responsibility, Duty, Self-improvement, Human Agency
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“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
John Milton Prudence, Wisdom, Discernment, Circumstance, Virtue“Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” John Milton
Redemption, Struggle, Hell, Light, Spiritual Journey
John Milton Redemption, Struggle, Hell, Light, Spiritual Journey“For evil news rides post, while good news baits.” John Milton
News, Good And Evil, Communication, Human Nature, Metaphor
John Milton News, Good And Evil, Communication, Human Nature, Metaphor“Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.” John Milton
Knowledge, Morality, Books, Conscience, Purity
John Milton Knowledge, Morality, Books, Conscience, Purity“Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts and from the bottom stir The Hell within him, for within him Hell He brings and round about him, nor from Hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.” John Milton
Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment
John Milton Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment“He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.” John Milton
Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom
John Milton Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom“Death ready stands to interpose his dart.” John Milton
Death, Mortality, Threat, Inevitability, Human Vulnerability
John Milton Death, Mortality, Threat, Inevitability, Human Vulnerability“The strongest and the fiercest spirit That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.” John Milton
Satan, Despair, Strength, Rebellion, Fallen Angel
John Milton Satan, Despair, Strength, Rebellion, Fallen Angel“Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.” John Milton
Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor
John Milton Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor“I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble Education; laborious indeed at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.” John Milton
Education, Virtue, Effort, Reward, Personal Growth
John Milton Education, Virtue, Effort, Reward, Personal Growth“Virtue that wavers is not virtue.” John Milton
Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character
John Milton Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character“Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.” John Milton
Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity
John Milton Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity“Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!” John Milton
Strength, Happiness, Love, Obedience, Divine Command
John Milton Strength, Happiness, Love, Obedience, Divine Command“Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.” John Milton
Nature, Abundance, Beauty, Imagery, Cosmic Scale
John Milton Nature, Abundance, Beauty, Imagery, Cosmic Scale“Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.” John Milton
Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature
John Milton Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature“No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free.” John Milton
Freedom, Human Rights, Equality, Natural Law, Political Philosophy
John Milton Freedom, Human Rights, Equality, Natural Law, Political Philosophy“Let none henceforth seek needless cause to approve The faith they owe; when earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude, they then begin to fail.” John Milton
Faith, Doubt, Proof, Belief, Spiritual Weakness
John Milton Faith, Doubt, Proof, Belief, Spiritual Weakness