O Conscience, into what abyss of fears And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which I find no way, from deep to deeper plunged.
John Milton
Conscience, Fear, Moral Anguish, Inner Turmoil, Self-reflection
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“Therefore God's universal law Gave to the man despotic power Over his female in due awe, Not from that right to part an hour, Smile she or lour.” John Milton
Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy
John Milton Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy“In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause.” John Milton
Gender, Argument, Injustice, Society, Inequality
John Milton Gender, Argument, Injustice, Society, Inequality“For no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper.” John Milton
Truth, Divinity, Falsehood, Morality, Spiritual Power
John Milton Truth, Divinity, Falsehood, Morality, Spiritual Power“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“Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss.” John Milton
Love, Happiness, Relationship, Fulfillment, Human Connection
John Milton Love, Happiness, Relationship, Fulfillment, Human Connection“Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.” John Milton
Free Will, Choice, Moral Responsibility, Divine Judgment, Human Nature
John Milton Free Will, Choice, Moral Responsibility, Divine Judgment, Human Nature“He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.” John Milton
Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom
John Milton Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom“Satan; so call him now, his former name Is heard no more in heaven.” John Milton
Satan, Fallen Angel, Heaven, Naming, Divine Judgment
John Milton Satan, Fallen Angel, Heaven, Naming, Divine Judgment“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton
Gratitude, Reverence, Epiphany, Life Experience, Spirituality
John Milton Gratitude, Reverence, Epiphany, Life Experience, Spirituality“Death Grinn'd horrible a ghastly smile, to hear His famine should be fill'd.” John Milton
Death, Personification, Horror, Famine, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Death, Personification, Horror, Famine, Poetic Imagery“From haunted spring and dale Edg'd with poplar pale The parting genius is with sighing sent.” John Milton
Nature, Spirits, Melancholy, Departure, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Spirits, Melancholy, Departure, 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“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“Neither prosperity nor empire nor heaven can be worth winning at the price of a virulent temper, bloody hands, an anguished spirit, and a vain hatred of the rest of the world.” John Milton
Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power
John Milton Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power“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“I hate when vice can bolt her arguments, And virtue has no tongue to check her pride.” John Milton
Vice, Virtue, Argument, Pride, Moral Struggle
John Milton Vice, Virtue, Argument, Pride, Moral Struggle