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
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“They who have put out the people's eyes reproach them of their blindness.” John Milton
Oppression, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Manipulation, Social Criticism
John Milton Oppression, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Manipulation, Social Criticism“Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.” John Milton
Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm
John Milton Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm“Oh, shame to men! devil with devil damn'd Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational.” John Milton
Human Nature, Discord, Evil, Rationality, Criticism
John Milton Human Nature, Discord, Evil, Rationality, Criticism“For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.” John Milton
Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality
John Milton Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality“The rising world of waters dark and deep.” John Milton
Creation, Chaos, Depth, Primordial Waters, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Creation, Chaos, Depth, Primordial Waters, Biblical Allusion“Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.” John Milton
Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor
John Milton Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor“Oft, on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew sound Over some wide-watered shore, Swinging low with sullen roar.” John Milton
Evening, Sound, Landscape, Melancholy, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Evening, Sound, Landscape, Melancholy, Poetic Imagery“I hate when vice can bolt her arguments, And virtue has no tongue to check her pride.” John Milton
Vice, Virtue, Argument, Pride, Moral Struggle
John Milton Vice, Virtue, Argument, Pride, Moral Struggle“I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of death.” John Milton
Listening, Music, Inspiration, Transformation, Spiritual Awakening
John Milton Listening, Music, Inspiration, Transformation, Spiritual Awakening“Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!” John Milton
Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom
John Milton Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom“In contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to God.” John Milton
Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation
John Milton Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation“Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme.” John Milton
Reason, Force, Power, Equality, Supremacy
John Milton Reason, Force, Power, Equality, Supremacy“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
John Milton Power, Kingship, Burden, Responsibility, Appearance Vs Reality“Ink is the blood of the printing-press.” John Milton
Writing, Printing, Communication, Knowledge, Metaphor
John Milton Writing, Printing, Communication, Knowledge, Metaphor“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence“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“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
John Milton Resilience, Revenge, Hate, Courage, Defiance“Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be a sin to know? Can it be death?” John Milton
Knowledge, Forbidden Fruit, Curiosity, Divine Will, Human Nature
John Milton Knowledge, Forbidden Fruit, Curiosity, Divine Will, Human Nature