Just deeds are the best answer to injurious words.
John Milton
Justice, Action, Slander, Moral Response, Integrity
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More John Milton Quotes
“O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day!” John Milton
Darkness, Despair, Blindness, Hopelessness, Personal Lament
John Milton Darkness, Despair, Blindness, Hopelessness, Personal Lament“Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not; in this we stand or fall.” John Milton
Free Will, Love, Service, Choice, Moral Responsibility
John Milton Free Will, Love, Service, Choice, Moral Responsibility“Part of my soul I seek thee, and claim thee my other half.” John Milton
Love, Soulmates, Unity, Companionship, Human Connection
John Milton Love, Soulmates, Unity, Companionship, Human Connection“Swinish gluttony never looks to heaven amidst its gorgeous feast; but with besotted, base ingratitude, cravens and blasphemes his feeder.” John Milton
Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness
John Milton Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness“What if Earth be but the shadow of Heaven and things therein – each other like, more than on Earth is thought?” John Milton
Earth, Heaven, Reality, Perception, Spiritual Insight
John Milton Earth, Heaven, Reality, Perception, Spiritual Insight“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
John Milton Inspiration, Ambition, Poetry, Creativity, Literary Aspiration“Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.” John Milton
Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm
John Milton Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm“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“No war or battle sound was heard the world around.” John Milton
Peace, Silence, Utopia, Global Harmony, Ideal World
John Milton Peace, Silence, Utopia, Global Harmony, Ideal World“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“That power Which erring men call Chance.” John Milton
Chance, Divine Providence, Human Perception, Fate, Misunderstanding
John Milton Chance, Divine Providence, Human Perception, Fate, Misunderstanding“Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.” John Milton
Truth, Rejection, Birth, Societal Response, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Rejection, Birth, Societal Response, Knowledge“Where more is meant than meets the ear.” John Milton
Meaning, Interpretation, Depth, Perception, Hidden Truth
John Milton Meaning, Interpretation, Depth, Perception, Hidden Truth“Celestial light, shine inward, that I may see and tell of things invisible to mortal sight.” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation“Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.” John Milton
Learning, Debate, Knowledge, Intellectual Growth, Wisdom
John Milton Learning, Debate, Knowledge, Intellectual Growth, Wisdom“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
John Milton Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity“What reinforcement we may gain from hope; If not, what resolution from despair.” John Milton
Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength
John Milton Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength