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
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“Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought The better fight, who single hast maintain'd Against revolted multitudes the cause of truth.” John Milton
Divine Service, Perseverance, Truth, Moral Victory, Faith
John Milton Divine Service, Perseverance, Truth, Moral Victory, Faith“Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.” John Milton
Learning, Debate, Knowledge, Intellectual Growth, Wisdom
John Milton Learning, Debate, Knowledge, Intellectual Growth, Wisdom“Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.” John Milton
Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature
John Milton Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature“It was from out the rind of one apple tasted, that the knowledge of good and evil, as two twins cleaving together, leaped forth into the world.” John Milton
Knowledge, Good And Evil, Temptation, Fall Of Man, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Knowledge, Good And Evil, Temptation, Fall Of Man, Biblical Allusion“Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.” John Milton
Love, Science, Humor, Chemistry, Human Emotion
John Milton Love, Science, Humor, Chemistry, Human Emotion“O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age!” John Milton
Blindness, Suffering, Vulnerability, Adversity, Disability
John Milton Blindness, Suffering, Vulnerability, Adversity, Disability“Time, though in Eternity, applied To motion, measures all things durable By present, past, and future.” John Milton
Time, Eternity, Measurement, Existence, Cosmic Order
John Milton Time, Eternity, Measurement, Existence, Cosmic Order“Celestial light, shine inward, that I may see and tell of things invisible to mortal sight.” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation“Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.” John Milton
Creation, Order, Chaos, Divine Power, Light And Darkness
John Milton Creation, Order, Chaos, Divine Power, Light And Darkness“Men of most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing most truly kept the law.” John Milton
Virtue, Law, Morality, Transgression, Higher Purpose
John Milton Virtue, Law, Morality, Transgression, Higher Purpose“I must not quarrel with the will Of highest dispensation, which herein, Haply had ends above my reach to know.” John Milton
Divine Will, Acceptance, Human Limitation, Faith, Cosmic Purpose
John Milton Divine Will, Acceptance, Human Limitation, Faith, Cosmic Purpose“To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.” John Milton
Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle
John Milton Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence“What reinforcement we may gain from hope; If not, what resolution from despair.” John Milton
Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength
John Milton Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength“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“Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.” John Milton
Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature
John Milton Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature“Love Virtue, she alone is free, She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heav'n itself would stoop to her.” John Milton
Virtue, Freedom, Aspiration, Moral Strength, Divine Favor
John Milton Virtue, Freedom, Aspiration, Moral Strength, Divine Favor