Awake, arise or be for ever fall'n.
John Milton
Awakening, Action, Choice, Consequences, Moral Exhortation
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“Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.” John Milton
Free Will, Choice, Moral Responsibility, Divine Judgment, Human Nature
John Milton Free Will, Choice, Moral Responsibility, Divine Judgment, Human Nature“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence“Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements, these piercing fires As soft as now severe, our temper changed Into their temper.” John Milton
Suffering, Adaptation, Hell, Transformation, Human Resilience
John Milton Suffering, Adaptation, Hell, Transformation, Human Resilience“He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.” John Milton
Inner Light, Conscience, Darkness, Self-imprisonment, Moral State
John Milton Inner Light, Conscience, Darkness, Self-imprisonment, Moral State“I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman.” John Milton
Gender Roles, Education, Language, Prejudice, Cultural Limitations
John Milton Gender Roles, Education, Language, Prejudice, Cultural Limitations“If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.” John Milton
Censorship, Regulation, Freedom, Pleasure, Societal Control
John Milton Censorship, Regulation, Freedom, Pleasure, Societal Control“It was the winter wild, While the Heaven-born child, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.” John Milton
Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity
John Milton Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity“Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.” John Milton
Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom
John Milton Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom“Virtue that wavers is not virtue.” John Milton
Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character
John Milton Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character“To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull Night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise.” John Milton
Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery“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
John Milton Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy“Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages.” John Milton
Education, Virtue, Patriotism, Ambition, Legacy
John Milton Education, Virtue, Patriotism, Ambition, Legacy“Neither prosperity nor empire nor heaven can be worth winning at the price of a virulent temper, bloody hands, an anguished spirit, and a vain hatred of the rest of the world.” John Milton
Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power
John Milton Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power“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“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“Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.” John Milton
Peace, Victory, War, Achievement, Human Progress
John Milton Peace, Victory, War, Achievement, Human Progress“For to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise.” John Milton
Imagination, Comfort, Illusion, Human Weakness, Mental Escape
John Milton Imagination, Comfort, Illusion, Human Weakness, Mental Escape