What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice, Of Attic taste?
John Milton
Feast, Refinement, Greek Culture, Intellectual Pleasure, Companionship
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“The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew.” John Milton
Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness
John Milton Wisdom, Humility, Knowledge, Socratic Method, Self-awareness“Hail, wedded love, mysterious law; true source of human happiness.” John Milton
Love, Marriage, Happiness, Divine Law, Human Relationship
John Milton Love, Marriage, Happiness, Divine Law, Human Relationship“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“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“Farewell happy fields, Where joy forever dwells: Hail, horrors, hail.” John Milton
Paradise Lost, Transition, Contrast, Acceptance, Fallen State
John Milton Paradise Lost, Transition, Contrast, Acceptance, Fallen State“So glistered the dire Snake, and into fraud Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree Of Prohibition, root of all our woe.” John Milton
Temptation, Fall Of Man, Deception, Sin, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Temptation, Fall Of Man, Deception, Sin, Biblical Allusion“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“In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.” John Milton
Change, Fear, Power, Darkness, Political Upheaval
John Milton Change, Fear, Power, Darkness, Political Upheaval“Our two first parents, yet the only two Of mankind, in the happy garden placed, Reaping immortal fruits of joy and love, Uninterrupted joy, unrivalled love In blissful solitude.” John Milton
Eden, Adam And Eve, Paradise, Love, Innocence
John Milton Eden, Adam And Eve, Paradise, Love, Innocence“Let us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other's burden.” John Milton
Reconciliation, Love, Mutual Support, Forgiveness, Unity
John Milton Reconciliation, Love, Mutual Support, Forgiveness, Unity“This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.” John Milton
Hope, Transformation, Adversity, Light And Darkness, Optimism
John Milton Hope, Transformation, Adversity, Light And Darkness, Optimism“Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.” John Milton
Truth, Study, Learning, Tranquility, Intellectual Pursuit
John Milton Truth, Study, Learning, Tranquility, Intellectual Pursuit“Thrones, dominions, princedoms, virtues, powers – If these magnific titles yet remain Not merely titular.” John Milton
Power, Hierarchy, Divine Order, Cosmic Structure, Authority
John Milton Power, Hierarchy, Divine Order, Cosmic Structure, Authority“Unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing.” John Milton
Aging, Ambition, Limitations, Creativity, Human Condition
John Milton Aging, Ambition, Limitations, Creativity, Human Condition“What is dark within me, illumine.” John Milton
Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance
John Milton Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance“Now the bright morning-star, day's harbinger, comes dancing from the east.” John Milton
Morning, Hope, New Beginnings, Nature, Celestial Imagery
John Milton Morning, Hope, New Beginnings, Nature, Celestial Imagery“God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.” John Milton
Divine Service, Humility, Patience, Obedience, Human Purpose
John Milton Divine Service, Humility, Patience, Obedience, Human Purpose“Fame, if not double fac'd, is double mouth'd, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.” John Milton
Fame, Duality, Reputation, Human Nature, Ambiguity
John Milton Fame, Duality, Reputation, Human Nature, Ambiguity