Heaven Is as the Book of God before thee set, Wherein to read His wondrous works.
John Milton
Heaven, Divine Revelation, Nature, Knowledge, Spiritual Insight
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“Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.” John Milton
Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication
John Milton Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication“The best apology against false accusers is silence.” John Milton
Silence, Defense, False Accusation, Wisdom, Dignity
John Milton Silence, Defense, False Accusation, Wisdom, Dignity“From haunted spring and dale Edg'd with poplar pale The parting genius is with sighing sent.” John Milton
Nature, Spirits, Melancholy, Departure, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Spirits, Melancholy, Departure, Poetic Imagery“License they mean when they cry Liberty; For who loves that, must first be wise and good.” John Milton
Liberty, License, Wisdom, Virtue, Social Responsibility
John Milton Liberty, License, Wisdom, Virtue, Social Responsibility“Beauty is God's handwriting-a wayside sacrament.” John Milton
Beauty, Divine Creation, Nature, Spirituality, Revelation
John Milton Beauty, Divine Creation, Nature, Spirituality, Revelation“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“Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible.” John Milton
Hell, Darkness, Paradox, Spiritual State, Imagery
John Milton Hell, Darkness, Paradox, Spiritual State, Imagery“Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.” John Milton
Fame, Mortality, Human Achievement, Earthly Limitations, Ambition
John Milton Fame, Mortality, Human Achievement, Earthly Limitations, Ambition“Swinish gluttony never looks to heaven amidst its gorgeous feast; but with besotted, base ingratitude, cravens and blasphemes his feeder.” John Milton
Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness
John Milton Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness“Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.” John Milton
Self-esteem, Morality, Justice, Personal Growth, Virtue
John Milton Self-esteem, Morality, Justice, Personal Growth, Virtue“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“Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.” John Milton
Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature
John Milton Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature“Where no hope is left, is left no fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Despair, Human Condition, Emotional State
John Milton Hope, Fear, Despair, Human Condition, Emotional State“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“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“The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.” John Milton
Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings
John Milton Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings“Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.” John Milton
Justice, Mercy, Balance, Satisfaction, Divine Judgment
John Milton Justice, Mercy, Balance, Satisfaction, Divine Judgment“Th'invention all admir'd, and each, how he to be th'inventor miss'd; so easy it seem'd once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible.” John Milton
Invention, Discovery, Admiration, Human Nature, Creativity
John Milton Invention, Discovery, Admiration, Human Nature, Creativity