I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of death.
John Milton
Listening, Music, Inspiration, Transformation, Spiritual Awakening
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“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“Into this wild abyss, The womb of Nature and perhaps her grave.” John Milton
Nature, Chaos, Birth, Death, Cosmic Cycle
John Milton Nature, Chaos, Birth, Death, Cosmic Cycle“Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.” John Milton
Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry
John Milton Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry“United thoughts and counsels, equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprise.” John Milton
Unity, Cooperation, Hope, Risk, Shared Purpose
John Milton Unity, Cooperation, Hope, Risk, Shared Purpose“Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.” John Milton
Life, Living Well, Divine Providence, Moderation, Wisdom
John Milton Life, Living Well, Divine Providence, Moderation, Wisdom“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
John Milton Liberty, Knowledge, Free Speech, Conscience, Human Rights“Sable-vested Night, eldest of things.” John Milton
Night, Primordial, Darkness, Nature, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Night, Primordial, Darkness, Nature, Poetic Imagery“Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.” John Milton
Satan, Evil, Ambition, Hell, Cosmic Conflict
John Milton Satan, Evil, Ambition, Hell, Cosmic Conflict“Who can in reason then or right assume monarchy over such as live by right his equals, if in power or splendor less, in freedom equal?” John Milton
Equality, Monarchy, Freedom, Justice, Political Philosophy
John Milton Equality, Monarchy, Freedom, Justice, Political Philosophy“Opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.” John Milton
Opinion, Knowledge, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Intellectual Development
John Milton Opinion, Knowledge, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Intellectual Development“Laws can discover sin, but not remove it.” John Milton
Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations
John Milton Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations“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“Fairy elves, Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural“To many a youth and many a maid, dancing in the chequer'd shade.” John Milton
Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence
John Milton Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence“Wisdom's self oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, where with her best nurse Contemplation, she plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings that in the various bustle of resort were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired.” John Milton
Wisdom, Solitude, Contemplation, Growth, Inner Peace
John Milton Wisdom, Solitude, Contemplation, Growth, Inner Peace“Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts and from the bottom stir The Hell within him, for within him Hell He brings and round about him, nor from Hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.” John Milton
Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment
John Milton Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment“My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth.” John Milton
Heaven, Spirituality, Transcendence, Earthly Life, Celestial Realm
John Milton Heaven, Spirituality, Transcendence, Earthly Life, Celestial Realm“Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.” John Milton
Jealousy, Love, Suffering, Human Emotion, Relationship
John Milton Jealousy, Love, Suffering, Human Emotion, Relationship“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