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
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“Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.” John Milton
Nature, Abundance, Beauty, Imagery, Cosmic Scale
John Milton Nature, Abundance, Beauty, Imagery, Cosmic Scale“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“Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.” John Milton
Truth, Suffering, Fortitude, Victory, Faith
John Milton Truth, Suffering, Fortitude, Victory, Faith“O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age!” John Milton
Blindness, Suffering, Vulnerability, Adversity, Disability
John Milton Blindness, Suffering, Vulnerability, Adversity, Disability“On the tawny sands and shelves trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural, Playfulness, Imagery
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural, Playfulness, Imagery“Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible.” John Milton
Hell, Darkness, Paradox, Spiritual State, Imagery
John Milton Hell, Darkness, Paradox, Spiritual State, Imagery“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“I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman.” John Milton
Gender Roles, Education, Language, Prejudice, Cultural Limitations
John Milton Gender Roles, Education, Language, Prejudice, Cultural Limitations“Necessity and chance Approach not me, and what I will is fate.” John Milton
Fate, Free Will, Destiny, Power, Self-determination
John Milton Fate, Free Will, Destiny, Power, Self-determination“What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice, Of Attic taste?” John Milton
Feast, Refinement, Greek Culture, Intellectual Pleasure, Companionship
John Milton Feast, Refinement, Greek Culture, Intellectual Pleasure, Companionship“On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.” John Milton
Nativity, Simplicity, Love, Pastoral Life, Human Nature
John Milton Nativity, Simplicity, Love, Pastoral Life, Human Nature“Sometimes people close a door because they're trying to figure out a way to get you to knock.” John Milton
Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior
John Milton Relationships, Communication, Opportunity, Persistence, Human Behavior“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“Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.” John Milton
Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact
John Milton Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact“Be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee and thy being.” John Milton
Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth
John Milton Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth“Virtue that wavers is not virtue.” John Milton
Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character
John Milton Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Integrity, Character“All hope is lost of my reception into grace; what worse? For where no hope is left, is left no fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation
John Milton Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation