Unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing.
John Milton
Aging, Ambition, Limitations, Creativity, Human Condition
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“In those vernal seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against nature not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.” John Milton
Nature, Spring, Appreciation, Joy, Harmony
John Milton Nature, Spring, Appreciation, Joy, Harmony“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“What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?” John Milton
Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility
John Milton Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility“All seemed well pleased, all seemed, but were not all.” John Milton
Appearance, Reality, Deception, Discontent, Human Nature
John Milton Appearance, Reality, Deception, Discontent, Human Nature“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“On the tawny sands and shelves trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural, Playfulness, Imagery
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural, Playfulness, Imagery“Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.” John Milton
Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom
John Milton Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom“The leaf was darkish, and had prickles on it, But in another country, as he said, Bore a bright golden flow'r, but not in this soil; Unknown, and like esteem'd, and the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon.” John Milton
Potential, Environment, Perception, Hidden Value, Nature
John Milton Potential, Environment, Perception, Hidden Value, Nature“For what can war, but endless war, still breed?” John Milton
War, Cycle Of Violence, Futility, Conflict, Human Nature
John Milton War, Cycle Of Violence, Futility, Conflict, Human Nature“Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.” John Milton
Loneliness, Divine Judgment, Human Nature, Companionship, Creation
John Milton Loneliness, Divine Judgment, Human Nature, Companionship, Creation“Ink is the blood of the printing-press.” John Milton
Writing, Printing, Communication, Knowledge, Metaphor
John Milton Writing, Printing, Communication, Knowledge, Metaphor“Sometimes people close a door because they're trying to figure out a way to get you to knock.” John Milton
Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior
John Milton Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior“The love-lorn nightingale nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.” John Milton
Love, Sorrow, Nature, Poetry, Melancholy
John Milton Love, Sorrow, Nature, Poetry, Melancholy“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“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“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“Dark with excessive bright.” John Milton
Paradox, Divine Light, Perception, Overwhelming Presence, Spiritual Experience
John Milton Paradox, Divine Light, Perception, Overwhelming Presence, Spiritual Experience