Heaven open'd wide Her ever during gates, harmonious sound, On golden hinges moving.
John Milton
Heaven, Eternity, Harmony, Divine Realm, Imagery
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“The rising world of waters dark and deep.” John Milton
Creation, Chaos, Depth, Primordial Waters, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Creation, Chaos, Depth, Primordial Waters, Biblical Allusion“Goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems.” John Milton
Goodness, Perception, Innocence, Judgment, Moral Purity
John Milton Goodness, Perception, Innocence, Judgment, Moral Purity“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“What am I pondering, you ask? So help me God, immortality.” John Milton
Immortality, Contemplation, Divine Assistance, Human Aspiration, Eternity
John Milton Immortality, Contemplation, Divine Assistance, Human Aspiration, Eternity“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“The leaf was darkish, and had prickles on it, But in another country, as he said, Bore a bright golden flow'r, but not in this soil; Unknown, and like esteem'd, and the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon.” John Milton
Potential, Environment, Perception, Hidden Value, Nature
John Milton Potential, Environment, Perception, Hidden Value, Nature“I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.” John Milton
Defense, Silence, Integrity, False Accusation, Moral Strength
John Milton Defense, Silence, Integrity, False Accusation, Moral Strength“Calm of mind, all passion spent.” John Milton
Tranquility, Passion, Contentment, Emotional State, Inner Peace
John Milton Tranquility, Passion, Contentment, Emotional State, Inner Peace“Death Grinn'd horrible a ghastly smile, to hear His famine should be fill'd.” John Milton
Death, Personification, Horror, Famine, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Death, Personification, Horror, Famine, Poetic Imagery“In Physic, things of melancholic hue and quality are used against melancholy, sour against sour, salt to remove salt humors.” John Milton
Medicine, Melancholy, Balance, Healing, Holistic Approach
John Milton Medicine, Melancholy, Balance, Healing, Holistic Approach“Anger and just rebuke, and judgment given, That brought into this world a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death, and Misery, Death's harbinger.” John Milton
Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World
John Milton Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World“The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew.” John Milton
Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness
John Milton Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness“How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets Where no crude surfeit reigns.” John Milton
Philosophy, Beauty, Wisdom, Harmony, Intellectual Pleasure
John Milton Philosophy, Beauty, Wisdom, Harmony, Intellectual Pleasure“This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.” John Milton
Hope, Transformation, Adversity, Light And Darkness, Optimism
John Milton Hope, Transformation, Adversity, Light And Darkness, Optimism“In contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to God.” John Milton
Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation
John Milton Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation“Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” John Milton
Redemption, Struggle, Hell, Light, Spiritual Journey
John Milton Redemption, Struggle, Hell, Light, Spiritual Journey“Let none admire that riches grow in hell; that soil may best deserve the precious bane.” John Milton
Hell, Wealth, Corruption, Evil, Moral Warning
John Milton Hell, Wealth, Corruption, Evil, Moral Warning