It was the winter wild, While the Heaven-born child, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.
John Milton
Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity
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“To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.” John Milton
Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle
John Milton Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle“In God's intention, a meet and happy conversation is the chiefest and noblest end of marriage.” John Milton
Marriage, Companionship, Divine Purpose, Conversation, Happiness
John Milton Marriage, Companionship, Divine Purpose, Conversation, Happiness“Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.” John Milton
Loneliness, Divine Judgment, Human Nature, Companionship, Creation
John Milton Loneliness, Divine Judgment, Human Nature, Companionship, Creation“Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.” John Milton
Wisdom, Philosophy, Vanity, Skepticism, Human Knowledge
John Milton Wisdom, Philosophy, Vanity, Skepticism, Human Knowledge“Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.” John Milton
Peace, Victory, War, Achievement, Human Progress
John Milton Peace, Victory, War, Achievement, Human Progress“Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!” John Milton
Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom
John Milton Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom“Forget thyself to marble.” John Milton
Self-denial, Steadfastness, Transformation, Dedication, Strength
John Milton Self-denial, Steadfastness, Transformation, Dedication, Strength“Who shall silence all the airs and madrigals that whisper softness in chambers?” John Milton
Music, Intimacy, Silence, Beauty, Sensuality
John Milton Music, Intimacy, Silence, Beauty, Sensuality“Hail, wedded love, mysterious law; true source of human happiness.” John Milton
Love, Marriage, Happiness, Divine Law, Human Relationship
John Milton Love, Marriage, Happiness, Divine Law, Human Relationship“The childhood shows the man As morning shows the day. Be famous then By wisdom; as thy empire must extend, So let extend thy mind o'er all the world.” John Milton
Childhood, Potential, Wisdom, Ambition, Personal Growth
John Milton Childhood, Potential, Wisdom, Ambition, Personal Growth“Oh, shame to men! devil with devil damn'd Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational.” John Milton
Human Nature, Discord, Evil, Rationality, Criticism
John Milton Human Nature, Discord, Evil, Rationality, Criticism“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“Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.” John Milton
Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature
John Milton Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature“Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.” John Milton
Truth, Study, Learning, Tranquility, Intellectual Pursuit
John Milton Truth, Study, Learning, Tranquility, Intellectual Pursuit“To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.” John Milton
Blindness, Suffering, Resilience, Perspective, Human Condition
John Milton Blindness, Suffering, Resilience, Perspective, Human Condition“Who can enjoy alone? Or all enjoying what contentment find?” John Milton
Solitude, Companionship, Happiness, Human Connection, Fulfillment
John Milton Solitude, Companionship, Happiness, Human Connection, Fulfillment“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 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