All is best, though we oft doubt, what the unsearchable dispose, of highest wisdom brings about.
John Milton
Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism
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“Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.” John Milton
Virtue, Inner Light, Moral Strength, Guidance, Self-reliance
John Milton Virtue, Inner Light, Moral Strength, Guidance, Self-reliance“Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men.” John Milton
Civilization, Urban Life, Human Activity, Society, Progress
John Milton Civilization, Urban Life, Human Activity, Society, Progress“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” John Milton
Liberty, Knowledge, Free Speech, Conscience, Human Rights
John Milton Liberty, Knowledge, Free Speech, Conscience, Human Rights“Sometimes people close a door because they're trying to figure out a way to get you to knock.” John Milton
Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior
John Milton Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior“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
John Milton Wisdom, History, Character, Learning, Self-improvement“Courage never to submit of yield.” John Milton
Courage, Perseverance, Strength, Determination, Resilience
John Milton Courage, Perseverance, Strength, Determination, Resilience“The helmed Cherubim, And sworded Seraphim, Are seen in glittering ranks with wings display'd.” John Milton
Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery
John Milton Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery“All is best, though we oft doubt, what the unsearchable dispose, of highest wisdom brings about.” John Milton
Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism
John Milton Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism“Virtue that wavers is not virtue, but vice revolted from itself, and after a while returning. The actions of just and pious men do not darken in their middle course.” John Milton
Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Righteousness, Human Nature
John Milton Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Righteousness, Human Nature“Education of youth is not a bow for every man to shoot in that counts himself a teacher; but will require sinews almost equal to those which Homer gave to Ulysses.” John Milton
Education, Teaching, Responsibility, Skill, Classical Reference
John Milton Education, Teaching, Responsibility, Skill, Classical Reference“Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.” John Milton
England, National Pride, Leadership, Civilization, Moral Guidance
John Milton England, National Pride, Leadership, Civilization, Moral Guidance“Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd,-wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse.” John Milton
Conscience, Despair, Memory, Regret, Moral Awakening
John Milton Conscience, Despair, Memory, Regret, Moral Awakening“Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train.” John Milton
Melancholy, Purity, Solemnity, Personification, Imagery
John Milton Melancholy, Purity, Solemnity, Personification, Imagery“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“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
John Milton Original Sin, Divine Justice, Collective Punishment, Questioning, Human Nature“To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.” John Milton
Blindness, Suffering, Resilience, Perspective, Human Condition
John Milton Blindness, Suffering, Resilience, Perspective, Human Condition“In those vernal seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against nature not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.” John Milton
Nature, Spring, Appreciation, Joy, Harmony
John Milton Nature, Spring, Appreciation, Joy, Harmony