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John Milton
Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?
John Milton
Truth
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Freedom
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Debate
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Intellectual Integrity
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Knowledge
John Milton’s Quotes On Topics
Artistic Expression
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Moral Decay
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Moral Complexity
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Moral Warning
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Domesticity
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Tolerance
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Sleep
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Mind
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Transgression
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Blindness
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Censorship
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Chemistry
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Patience
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Earth
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Destiny
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Education
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Wealth
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Epiphany
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Admiration
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Fallen State
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“Blind mouths! That scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook.”
John Milton
Ignorance
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Incompetence
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Leadership
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Criticism
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Metaphor
“What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice, Of Attic taste?”
John Milton
Feast
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Refinement
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Greek Culture
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Intellectual Pleasure
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Companionship
“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
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Virtue
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Effort
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Reward
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Personal Growth
“Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?”
John Milton
Obedience
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Creation
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Divine Authority
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Filial Duty
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Spiritual Guidance
“Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity.”
John Milton
Celebration
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Night
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Joy
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Festivity
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Indulgence
“Beauty is Nature's coin, must not be hoarded, But must be current, and the good thereof Consists in mutual and partaken bliss.”
John Milton
Beauty
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Nature
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Sharing
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Happiness
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Human Connection
“Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.”
John Milton
Self-esteem
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Morality
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Justice
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Personal Growth
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Virtue
“Know thy birth! For dost thou art, and shalt to dust return.”
John Milton
Mortality
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Origin
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Human Condition
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Cycle Of Life
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Biblical Allusion
“Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.”
John Milton
Revenge
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Consequences
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Bitterness
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Moral Lesson
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Human Nature
“Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.”
John Milton
Creation
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Order
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Chaos
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Divine Power
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Light And Darkness
“In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.”
John Milton
Change
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Fear
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Power
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Darkness
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Political Upheaval
“They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.”
John Milton
Communion
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Immortality
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Joy
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Fellowship
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Spiritual Nourishment
“A short retirement urges a sweet return.”
John Milton
Absence
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Return
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Appreciation
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Relationships
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Time
“Where no hope is left, is left no fear.”
John Milton
Hope
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Fear
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Despair
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Human Condition
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Emotional State
“The strongest and the fiercest spirit That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.”
John Milton
Satan
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Despair
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Strength
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Rebellion
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Fallen Angel
“Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.”
John Milton
Nature
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Abundance
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Beauty
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Imagery
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Cosmic Scale
“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
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Love
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Mutual Support
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Forgiveness
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Unity
“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
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Power
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Hell
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Heaven
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Pride
“Virtue that wavers is not virtue, but vice revolted from itself, and after a while returning. The actions of just and pious men do not darken in their middle course.”
John Milton
Virtue
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Constancy
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Moral Strength
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Righteousness
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Human Nature
“I must not quarrel with the will Of highest dispensation, which herein, Haply had ends above my reach to know.”
John Milton
Divine Will
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Acceptance
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Human Limitation
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Faith
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Cosmic Purpose
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