In contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to God.
John Milton
Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation
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“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“What can 'scape the eye Of God, all-seeing, or deceive His heart. Omniscient!” John Milton
Omniscience, Divine Knowledge, God, Deception, Human Limitation
John Milton Omniscience, Divine Knowledge, God, Deception, Human Limitation“He touch'd the tender stops of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Doric lay.” John Milton
Music, Poetry, Creativity, Expression, Artistic Skill
John Milton Music, Poetry, Creativity, Expression, Artistic Skill“The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.” John Milton
Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery“Which, if not victory, is yet revenge.” John Milton
Revenge, Victory, Consolation, Conflict, Human Desire
John Milton Revenge, Victory, Consolation, Conflict, Human Desire“Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.” John Milton
Beauty, Nature, Display, Society, Admiration
John Milton Beauty, Nature, Display, Society, Admiration“God made thee perfect, not immutable.” John Milton
Divine Creation, Perfection, Change, Human Nature, Free Will
John Milton Divine Creation, Perfection, Change, Human Nature, Free Will“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.” John Milton
Freedom, Morality, Virtue, License, Human Nature
John Milton Freedom, Morality, Virtue, License, Human Nature“Fame, if not double fac'd, is double mouth'd, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.” John Milton
Fame, Duality, Reputation, Human Nature, Ambiguity
John Milton Fame, Duality, Reputation, Human Nature, Ambiguity“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“For so I created them free and free they must remain.” John Milton
Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom
John Milton Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom“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“For what can war, but endless war, still breed?” John Milton
War, Cycle Of Violence, Futility, Conflict, Human Nature
John Milton War, Cycle Of Violence, Futility, Conflict, Human Nature“Nations grow corrupt, love bondage more than liberty; bondage with ease than strenuous liberty.” John Milton
Corruption, Liberty, Bondage, National Character, Moral Decay
John Milton Corruption, Liberty, Bondage, National Character, Moral Decay“Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good; and if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed, Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark.” John Milton
Divine Appeal, Goodness, Evil, Light And Darkness, Prayer
John Milton Divine Appeal, Goodness, Evil, Light And Darkness, Prayer“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“Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Human Value
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Human Value