Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
John Milton
Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor
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“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“A beardless cynic is the shame of nature.” John Milton
Cynicism, Youth, Nature, Criticism, Maturity
John Milton Cynicism, Youth, Nature, Criticism, Maturity“With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears.” John Milton
Nature, Melancholy, Flowers, Poetry, Imagery
John Milton Nature, Melancholy, Flowers, Poetry, Imagery“Sense of pleasure we may well Spare out of life perhaps, and not repine, But live content, which is the calmest life; But pain is perfect misery, the worst Of evils, and excessive, overturns All patience.” John Milton
Pleasure, Contentment, Pain, Suffering, Human Condition
John Milton Pleasure, Contentment, Pain, Suffering, Human Condition“O nightingale, that on yon bloomy spray Warblest at eve, when all the woods are still; Thou with fresh hope the lover's heart dost fill While the jolly hours lead on propitious May.” John Milton
Nature, Love, Hope, Spring, Birdsong
John Milton Nature, Love, Hope, Spring, Birdsong“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“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“What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?” John Milton
Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility
John Milton Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility“Now I see Peace to corrupt no less than war to waste.” John Milton
Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence
John Milton Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence“Ink is the blood of the printing-press.” John Milton
Writing, Printing, Communication, Knowledge, Metaphor
John Milton Writing, Printing, Communication, Knowledge, Metaphor“Smiles from reason flow, To brute deny'd, and are of love the food.” John Milton
Reason, Emotion, Love, Humanity, Animal Nature
John Milton Reason, Emotion, Love, Humanity, Animal Nature“Dark with excessive bright.” John Milton
Paradox, Divine Light, Perception, Overwhelming Presence, Spiritual Experience
John Milton Paradox, Divine Light, Perception, Overwhelming Presence, Spiritual Experience“Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?” John Milton
Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order
John Milton Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss.” John Milton
Goodness, Virtue, Evil, Beauty, Moral Contrast
John Milton Goodness, Virtue, Evil, Beauty, Moral Contrast“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“Be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee and thy being.” John Milton
Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth
John Milton Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth“Awake, arise or be for ever fall'n.” John Milton
Awakening, Action, Choice, Consequences, Moral Exhortation
John Milton Awakening, Action, Choice, Consequences, Moral Exhortation“That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness.” John Milton
Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity
John Milton Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity“God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.” John Milton
Divine Service, Humility, Patience, Obedience, Human Purpose
John Milton Divine Service, Humility, Patience, Obedience, Human Purpose