I thence invoke my thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar above the Aonian mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.
John Milton
Inspiration, Ambition, Poetry, Creativity, Literary Aspiration
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“Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.” John Milton
Truth, Suffering, Fortitude, Victory, Faith
John Milton Truth, Suffering, Fortitude, Victory, Faith“Let none henceforth seek needless cause to approve The faith they owe; when earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude, they then begin to fail.” John Milton
Faith, Doubt, Proof, Belief, Spiritual Weakness
John Milton Faith, Doubt, Proof, Belief, Spiritual Weakness“Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss.” John Milton
Joy, Freedom, Ecstasy, Nature, Human Experience
John Milton Joy, Freedom, Ecstasy, Nature, Human Experience“I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When straight a barbarous noise environs me Of owls and cuckoos, asses, apes and dogs.” John Milton
Liberty, Ignorance, Criticism, Wisdom, Societal Resistance
John Milton Liberty, Ignorance, Criticism, Wisdom, Societal Resistance“Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.” John Milton
Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor
John Milton Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor“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“From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging.” John Milton
Anxiety, Thoughts, Mental State, Solitude, Inner Turmoil
John Milton Anxiety, Thoughts, Mental State, Solitude, Inner Turmoil“Lifted up so high I disdained subjection, and thought one step higher would set me highest.” John Milton
Pride, Ambition, Fall, Rebellion, Hubris
John Milton Pride, Ambition, Fall, Rebellion, Hubris“Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?” John Milton
Obedience, Creation, Divine Authority, Filial Duty, Spiritual Guidance
John Milton Obedience, Creation, Divine Authority, Filial Duty, Spiritual Guidance“Our state cannot be severed, we are one, One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself.” John Milton
Love, Unity, Relationship, Identity, Marriage
John Milton Love, Unity, Relationship, Identity, Marriage“The teachers of our law, and to propose What might improve my knowledge or their own.” John Milton
Education, Law, Knowledge, Improvement, Mutual Learning
John Milton Education, Law, Knowledge, Improvement, Mutual Learning“God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time.” John Milton
Gender Roles, Divine Order, Love, Knowledge, Timelessness
John Milton Gender Roles, Divine Order, Love, Knowledge, Timelessness“Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.” John Milton
Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature
John Milton Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature“Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.” John Milton
Knowledge, Morality, Books, Conscience, Purity
John Milton Knowledge, Morality, Books, Conscience, Purity“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“Sometimes people close a door because they're trying to figure out a way to get you to knock.” John Milton
Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior
John Milton Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior“To know that which lies before us in daily life is the prime wisdom.” John Milton
Wisdom, Daily Life, Practicality, Present Moment, Knowledge
John Milton Wisdom, Daily Life, Practicality, Present Moment, Knowledge