Where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion stand; For hot, cold, moist, and dry, four champions fierce, Strive here for mast'ry.
John Milton
Chaos, Nature, Elemental Forces, Cosmic Struggle, Primordial State
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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“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“O visions ill foreseen! Better had I Liv'd ignorant of future, so had borne My part of evil only.” John Milton
Foresight, Ignorance, Future, Evil, Burden Of Knowledge
John Milton Foresight, Ignorance, Future, Evil, Burden Of Knowledge“I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.” John Milton
Defense, Silence, Integrity, False Accusation, Moral Strength
John Milton Defense, Silence, Integrity, False Accusation, Moral Strength“The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.” John Milton
Learning, God, Knowledge, Love, Spiritual Growth
John Milton Learning, God, Knowledge, Love, Spiritual Growth“Yet some there be that by due steps aspire To lay their just hands on that golden key That opes the palace of Eternity.” John Milton
Aspiration, Eternity, Spiritual Journey, Divine Reward, Human Potential
John Milton Aspiration, Eternity, Spiritual Journey, Divine Reward, Human Potential“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence“It is lawful and hath been held so through all ages for any one who have the power to call to account a tyrant or wicked king, and after due conviction to depose and put him to death.” John Milton
Tyranny, Justice, Power, Revolution, Political Philosophy
John Milton Tyranny, Justice, Power, Revolution, Political Philosophy“Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.” John Milton
Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance
John Milton Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance“O'er many a frozen, many a fiery Alp, Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death.” John Milton
Nature, Landscape, Danger, Journey, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Landscape, Danger, Journey, Poetic Imagery“Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.” John Milton
Solitude, Peace, Retreat, Nature, Self-reflection
John Milton Solitude, Peace, Retreat, Nature, Self-reflection“The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.” John Milton
Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings
John Milton Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings“The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burthensome, still paying, still to owe; Forgetful what from him I still receivd, And understood not that a grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and dischargd; what burden then?” John Milton
Gratitude, Debt, Paradox, Spiritual Growth, Divine Grace
John Milton Gratitude, Debt, Paradox, Spiritual Growth, Divine Grace“For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.” John Milton
Liberty, Virtue, Responsibility, Morality, Power
John Milton Liberty, Virtue, Responsibility, Morality, Power“Hide me from day's garish eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at her flowery work doth sing, And the waters murmuring With such consort as they keep, Entice the dewy-feathered sleep.” John Milton
Nature, Sleep, Tranquility, Imagery, Sensory Experience
John Milton Nature, Sleep, Tranquility, Imagery, Sensory Experience“You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.” John Milton
Perception, Mind, Reality, Heaven, Hell
John Milton Perception, Mind, Reality, Heaven, Hell“I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.” John Milton
Virtue, Challenge, Moral Strength, Experience, Life Struggle
John Milton Virtue, Challenge, Moral Strength, Experience, Life Struggle“Into this wild abyss, The womb of Nature and perhaps her grave.” John Milton
Nature, Chaos, Birth, Death, Cosmic Cycle
John Milton Nature, Chaos, Birth, Death, Cosmic Cycle