Th'invention all admir'd, and each, how he to be th'inventor miss'd; so easy it seem'd once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible.
John Milton
Invention, Discovery, Admiration, Human Nature, Creativity
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“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“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“Is it true, O Christ in heaven, that the highest suffer the most? That the strongest wander furthest and most hopelessly are lost? That the mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain? That the anguish of the singer makes the sweetness of the strain?” John Milton
Suffering, Strength, Loss, Pain, Artistic Creation
John Milton Suffering, Strength, Loss, Pain, Artistic Creation“The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.” John Milton
Spiritual Hunger, Leadership, Neglect, Metaphor, Social Criticism
John Milton Spiritual Hunger, Leadership, Neglect, Metaphor, Social Criticism“Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.” John Milton
Wine, Intoxication, Mythology, Pleasure, Excess
John Milton Wine, Intoxication, Mythology, Pleasure, Excess“Th'invention all admir'd, and each, how he to be th'inventor miss'd; so easy it seem'd once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible.” John Milton
Invention, Discovery, Admiration, Human Nature, Creativity
John Milton Invention, Discovery, Admiration, Human Nature, Creativity“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“Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.” John Milton
Wisdom, Philosophy, Vanity, Skepticism, Human Knowledge
John Milton Wisdom, Philosophy, Vanity, Skepticism, Human Knowledge“Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame,-nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.” John Milton
Death, Nobility, Acceptance, Grief, Honor
John Milton Death, Nobility, Acceptance, Grief, Honor“Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” John Milton
Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge“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“Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be a sin to know? Can it be death?” John Milton
Knowledge, Forbidden Fruit, Curiosity, Divine Will, Human Nature
John Milton Knowledge, Forbidden Fruit, Curiosity, Divine Will, Human Nature“The never-ending flight Of future days.” John Milton
Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence
John Milton Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence“For truth is strong next to the Almighty. She needs no policies or stratagems or licensings to make her victorious. These are the shifts and the defences that error uses against her power.” John Milton
Truth, Strength, Divine Power, Error, Moral Victory
John Milton Truth, Strength, Divine Power, Error, Moral Victory“O fairest flower! no sooner blown but blasted, Soft silken primrose fading timelessly.” John Milton
Beauty, Transience, Nature, Mortality, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Beauty, Transience, Nature, Mortality, Poetic Imagery“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” John Milton
Victory, Force, Wisdom, Conflict Resolution, True Conquest
John Milton Victory, Force, Wisdom, Conflict Resolution, True Conquest“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