Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
John Milton
Despair, Hell, Hopelessness, Suffering, Damnation
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“What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Enlightenment, Providence, Poetry, Spiritual Quest
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Enlightenment, Providence, Poetry, Spiritual Quest“More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues.” John Milton
Perseverance, Adversity, Poetry, Moral Strength, Human Voice
John Milton Perseverance, Adversity, Poetry, Moral Strength, Human Voice“Who can enjoy alone? Or all enjoying what contentment find?” John Milton
Solitude, Companionship, Happiness, Human Connection, Fulfillment
John Milton Solitude, Companionship, Happiness, Human Connection, Fulfillment“Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.” John Milton
Humor, Decision-making, Power, Seriousness, Human Nature
John Milton Humor, Decision-making, Power, Seriousness, Human Nature“Pandemonium, the palace of Satan rises, suddenly built of the deep: the infernal peers there sit in council.” John Milton
Hell, Satan, Evil, Council, Cosmic Order
John Milton Hell, Satan, Evil, Council, Cosmic Order“Where no hope is left, is left no fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Despair, Human Condition, Emotional State
John Milton Hope, Fear, Despair, Human Condition, Emotional State“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“Fate shall yield To fickle Chance, and Chaos judge the strife.” John Milton
Fate, Chance, Chaos, Cosmic Order, Uncertainty
John Milton Fate, Chance, Chaos, Cosmic Order, Uncertainty“Evil into the mind of god or man may come and go, so unapproved, and leave no spot or blame behind.” John Milton
Evil, Temptation, Purity, Innocence, Moral Responsibility
John Milton Evil, Temptation, Purity, Innocence, Moral Responsibility“They who have put out the people's eyes reproach them of their blindness.” John Milton
Oppression, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Manipulation, Social Criticism
John Milton Oppression, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Manipulation, Social Criticism“Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn.” John Milton
Stars, Dawn, Beauty, Nature, Transition
John Milton Stars, Dawn, Beauty, Nature, Transition“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“I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble Education; laborious indeed at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.” John Milton
Education, Virtue, Effort, Reward, Personal Growth
John Milton Education, Virtue, Effort, Reward, Personal Growth“Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.” John Milton
Virtue, Inner Light, Moral Strength, Guidance, Self-reliance
John Milton Virtue, Inner Light, Moral Strength, Guidance, Self-reliance“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“Virtue that wavers is not virtue.” John Milton
Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character
John Milton Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character“To many a youth and many a maid, dancing in the chequer'd shade.” John Milton
Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence
John Milton Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence