With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.
John Milton
Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil
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“Nor aught availed him now to have built in heaven high towers; nor did he scrape by all his engines, but was headlong sent with his industrious crew to build in hell.” John Milton
Pride, Fall, Divine Punishment, Hell, Ambition
John Milton Pride, Fall, Divine Punishment, Hell, Ambition“Wealth and honours, which most men pursue, easily change masters; they desert to the side which excels in virtue, industry, and endurance of toil, and they abandon the slothful.” John Milton
Wealth, Virtue, Industry, Perseverance, Moral Economy
John Milton Wealth, Virtue, Industry, Perseverance, Moral Economy“Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought The better fight, who single hast maintain'd Against revolted multitudes the cause of truth.” John Milton
Divine Service, Perseverance, Truth, Moral Victory, Faith
John Milton Divine Service, Perseverance, Truth, Moral Victory, Faith“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“He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.” John Milton
Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom
John Milton Revenge, Healing, Forgiveness, Self-harm, Wisdom“Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope.” John Milton
Temptation, Failure, Deception, Hope, Divine Victory
John Milton Temptation, Failure, Deception, Hope, Divine Victory“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“Fairy elves, Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural“Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd,-wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse.” John Milton
Conscience, Despair, Memory, Regret, Moral Awakening
John Milton Conscience, Despair, Memory, Regret, Moral Awakening“It was the winter wild, While the Heaven-born child, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.” John Milton
Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity
John Milton Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity“No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free.” John Milton
Freedom, Human Rights, Equality, Natural Law, Political Philosophy
John Milton Freedom, Human Rights, Equality, Natural Law, Political Philosophy“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“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“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, Nature, Sharing, Happiness, Human Connection
John Milton Beauty, Nature, Sharing, Happiness, Human Connection“In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause.” John Milton
Gender, Argument, Injustice, Society, Inequality
John Milton Gender, Argument, Injustice, Society, Inequality“The strongest and the fiercest spirit That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.” John Milton
Satan, Despair, Strength, Rebellion, Fallen Angel
John Milton Satan, Despair, Strength, Rebellion, Fallen Angel