Join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.
John Milton
Peace, Tranquility, Fasting, Divine Communion, Spiritual Practice
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“No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free.” John Milton
Freedom, Human Rights, Equality, Natural Law, Political Philosophy
John Milton Freedom, Human Rights, Equality, Natural Law, Political Philosophy“Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!” John Milton
Strength, Happiness, Love, Obedience, Divine Command
John Milton Strength, Happiness, Love, Obedience, Divine Command“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“Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.” John Milton
Luck, Birth, Supernatural, Blessing, Destiny
John Milton Luck, Birth, Supernatural, Blessing, Destiny“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“A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses.” John Milton
Imagination, Memory, Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural
John Milton Imagination, Memory, Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural“Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.” John Milton
Revenge, Consequences, Bitterness, Moral Lesson, Human Nature
John Milton Revenge, Consequences, Bitterness, Moral Lesson, Human Nature“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“Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.” John Milton
Love, Reconciliation, Relationships, Harmony, Human Nature
John Milton Love, Reconciliation, Relationships, Harmony, Human Nature“This is servitude, To serve the unwise.” John Milton
Servitude, Wisdom, Leadership, Social Criticism, Folly
John Milton Servitude, Wisdom, Leadership, Social Criticism, Folly“For evil news rides post, while good news baits.” John Milton
News, Good And Evil, Communication, Human Nature, Metaphor
John Milton News, Good And Evil, Communication, Human Nature, Metaphor“Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition
John Milton Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition“To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull Night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise.” John Milton
Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery“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“Solitude is sometimes best society.” John Milton
Solitude, Self-reflection, Companionship, Wisdom, Inner Peace
John Milton Solitude, Self-reflection, Companionship, Wisdom, Inner Peace