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
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“Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.” John Milton
Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication
John Milton Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication“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“This is the month, and this the happy morn, wherein the Son of heaven's eternal King, of wedded Maid and Virgin Mother born, our great redemption from above did bring.” John Milton
Nativity, Christ, Redemption, Virgin Birth, Christianity
John Milton Nativity, Christ, Redemption, Virgin Birth, Christianity“What is strength without a double share of wisdom?” John Milton
Strength, Wisdom, Balance, Virtue, Human Potential
John Milton Strength, Wisdom, Balance, Virtue, Human Potential“Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence.” John Milton
Athens, Culture, Arts, Eloquence, Civilization
John Milton Athens, Culture, Arts, Eloquence, Civilization“God made thee perfect, not immutable.” John Milton
Divine Creation, Perfection, Change, Human Nature, Free Will
John Milton Divine Creation, Perfection, Change, Human Nature, Free Will“Pandemonium, the high capital Of Satan and his peers.” John Milton
Hell, Evil, Hierarchy, Chaos, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Hell, Evil, Hierarchy, Chaos, Biblical Allusion“For so I created them free and free they must remain.” John Milton
Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom
John Milton Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom“Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!” John Milton
Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom
John Milton Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom“Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.” John Milton
Ambition, Power, Hell, Heaven, Pride
John Milton Ambition, Power, Hell, Heaven, Pride“Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!” John Milton
Strength, Happiness, Love, Obedience, Divine Command
John Milton Strength, Happiness, Love, Obedience, Divine Command“Opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.” John Milton
Opinion, Knowledge, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Intellectual Development
John Milton Opinion, Knowledge, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Intellectual Development“Education of youth is not a bow for every man to shoot in that counts himself a teacher; but will require sinews almost equal to those which Homer gave to Ulysses.” John Milton
Education, Teaching, Responsibility, Skill, Classical Reference
John Milton Education, Teaching, Responsibility, Skill, Classical Reference“Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out.” John Milton
Music, Soul, Beauty, Harmony, Artistic Expression
John Milton Music, Soul, Beauty, Harmony, Artistic Expression“In contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to God.” John Milton
Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation
John Milton Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation“Have hung My dank and dropping weeds To the stern god of sea.” John Milton
Sacrifice, Sea, Mythology, Offering, Nature
John Milton Sacrifice, Sea, Mythology, Offering, Nature“The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.” John Milton
Mind, Perception, Reality, Heaven, Hell
John Milton Mind, Perception, Reality, Heaven, Hell“Ah gentle pair, ye little think how nigh Your change approaches, when all these delights Will vanish and deliver ye to woe, More woe, the more your taste is now of joy.” John Milton
Innocence, Impending Doom, Joy, Sorrow, Fall Of Man
John Milton Innocence, Impending Doom, Joy, Sorrow, Fall Of Man