Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.
John Milton
Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection
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More John Milton Quotes
“A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.” John Milton
Books, Wisdom, Knowledge, Spirit, Learning
John Milton Books, Wisdom, Knowledge, Spirit, Learning“Now I see Peace to corrupt no less than war to waste.” John Milton
Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence
John Milton Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence“O madness to think use of strongest wines And strongest drinks our chief support of health, When God with these forbidden made choice to rear His mighty champion, strong above compare, Whose drink was only from the liquid brook.” John Milton
Temperance, Health, Divine Wisdom, Strength, Natural Living
John Milton Temperance, Health, Divine Wisdom, Strength, Natural Living“Goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems.” John Milton
Goodness, Perception, Innocence, Judgment, Moral Purity
John Milton Goodness, Perception, Innocence, Judgment, Moral Purity“Wisdom's self oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, where with her best nurse Contemplation, she plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings that in the various bustle of resort were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired.” John Milton
Wisdom, Solitude, Contemplation, Growth, Inner Peace
John Milton Wisdom, Solitude, Contemplation, Growth, Inner Peace“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“Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.” John Milton
Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process
John Milton Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process“For solitude sometimes is best society and short retirement urges sweet return.” John Milton
Solitude, Society, Retirement, Return, Personal Growth
John Milton Solitude, Society, Retirement, Return, Personal Growth“Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.” John Milton
Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry
John Milton Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry“The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.” John Milton
Darkness, Loneliness, Despair, Nature, Emotional State
John Milton Darkness, Loneliness, Despair, Nature, Emotional State“Rich and various gems inlay The unadorned bosom of the deep.” John Milton
Nature, Beauty, Hidden Treasure, Ocean, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Beauty, Hidden Treasure, Ocean, Poetic Imagery“Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom.” John Milton
Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery“A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars, – as stars to thee appear Seen in the galaxy, that milky way Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest Powder'd with stars.” John Milton
Celestial Imagery, Cosmic Beauty, Starry Sky, Heavenly Path, Divine Realm
John Milton Celestial Imagery, Cosmic Beauty, Starry Sky, Heavenly Path, Divine Realm“For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Good And Evil, Discernment, Intellectual Nourishment
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Good And Evil, Discernment, Intellectual Nourishment“Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.” John Milton
Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor
John Milton Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor“Implied Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd,- Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.” John Milton
Love, Gender Roles, Submission, Courtship, Desire
John Milton Love, Gender Roles, Submission, Courtship, Desire“All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.” John Milton
Resilience, Revenge, Hate, Courage, Defiance
John Milton Resilience, Revenge, Hate, Courage, Defiance