Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.
John Milton
Knowledge, Morality, Books, Conscience, Purity
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“For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.” John Milton
Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality
John Milton Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality“Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.” John Milton
Womanhood, Domesticity, Marriage, Virtue, Gender Roles
John Milton Womanhood, Domesticity, Marriage, Virtue, Gender Roles“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“This manner of writing wherein knowing myself inferior to myself? I have the use, as I may account it, but of my left hand.” John Milton
Writing, Self-awareness, Limitation, Ability, Humility
John Milton Writing, Self-awareness, Limitation, Ability, Humility“If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.” John Milton
Censorship, Regulation, Freedom, Pleasure, Societal Control
John Milton Censorship, Regulation, Freedom, Pleasure, Societal Control“The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew.” John Milton
Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness
John Milton Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness“Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.” John Milton
Fame, Mortality, Human Achievement, Earthly Limitations, Ambition
John Milton Fame, Mortality, Human Achievement, Earthly Limitations, Ambition“Hell has no benefits, only torture.” John Milton
Hell, Suffering, Punishment, Afterlife, Divine Judgment
John Milton Hell, Suffering, Punishment, Afterlife, Divine Judgment“Those graceful acts, those thousand decencies, that daily flow from all her words and actions, mixed with love and sweet compliance, which declare unfeigned union of mind, or in us both one soul.” John Milton
Love, Harmony, Virtue, Relationship, Unity
John Milton Love, Harmony, Virtue, Relationship, Unity“See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.” John Milton
Golden Age, Virtue, Joy, Love, Triumph
John Milton Golden Age, Virtue, Joy, Love, Triumph“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“I see thou art implacable, more deaf To pray'rs than winds and seas. Yet winds to seas Are reconcil'd at length, and sea to shore: Thy anger, unappeasable, still rages Eternal tempest never to be calm'd.” John Milton
Anger, Reconciliation, Nature, Human Emotion, Divine Wrath
John Milton Anger, Reconciliation, Nature, Human Emotion, Divine Wrath“The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.” John Milton
Learning, God, Knowledge, Love, Spiritual Growth
John Milton Learning, God, Knowledge, Love, Spiritual Growth“Time, though in Eternity, applied To motion, measures all things durable By present, past, and future.” John Milton
Time, Eternity, Measurement, Existence, Cosmic Order
John Milton Time, Eternity, Measurement, Existence, Cosmic Order“Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.” John Milton
Self-esteem, Morality, Justice, Personal Growth, Virtue
John Milton Self-esteem, Morality, Justice, Personal Growth, Virtue“With diadem and sceptre high advanced, The lower still I fall; only supreme In misery; such joy ambition finds.” John Milton
Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox
John Milton Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox“Should God create another Eve, and I Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee Would never from my heart; no no, I feel The Link of Nature draw me: Flesh of Flesh, Bone of my Bone thou art, and from thy State Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe.” John Milton
Love, Creation, Unity, Commitment, Adam And Eve
John Milton Love, Creation, Unity, Commitment, Adam And Eve