John Milton Quotes, Suffering Quotes, Weakness Quotes

To be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Suffering Quotes , Weakness Quotes

Where shame is, there is also fear.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes

Lifted up so high I disdained subjection, and thought one step higher would set me highest.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Steps Quotes , Higher Quotes

Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Way Quotes , Paradise Quotes

Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes

Moping melancholy And moon-struck madness.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Moon Quotes , Madness Quotes

The childhood shows the man As morning shows the day. Be famous then By wisdom; as thy empire must extend, So let extend thy mind o'er all the world.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Morning Quotes , Ambition Quotes

Education of youth is not a bow for every man to shoot in that counts himself a teacher; but will require sinews almost equal to those which Homer gave to Ulysses.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Teacher Quotes , Teaching Quotes

Which, if not victory, is yet revenge.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Revenge Quotes , Victory Quotes

Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgement to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Passion Quotes , Judgement Quotes

Unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Years Quotes , Wings Quotes

This horror will grow mild, this darkness light; Besides what hope the never-ending flight Of future days may bring, what chance, what change Worth waiting--since our present lot appears For happy though but ill, for ill not worst, If we procure not to ourselves more woe.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Light Quotes , Waiting Quotes

Swinish gluttony never looks to heaven amidst its gorgeous feast; but with besotted, base ingratitude, cravens and blasphemes his feeder.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Heaven Quotes , Looks Quotes

With thee conversing I forget all time.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Time Quotes , Forget Quotes

None But such as are good men can give good things, And that which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd and wise appetite.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Wise Quotes , Men Quotes

Solitude is sometimes the best society.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Solitude Quotes

Yet hold it more humane, more heav'nly, first, By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Heart Quotes , Winning Quotes

Immortal amarant, a flower which once In paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom; but soon for man's offence To heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows, And flowers aloft, shading the fount of life, And where the river of bliss through midst of heaven Rolls o'er elysian flowers her amber stream: With these that never fade the spirits elect Bind their resplendent locks.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Flower Quotes , Men Quotes

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.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Sleep Quotes , Eye Quotes

Come to the sunset tree! The day is past and gone; The woodman's axe lies free, And the reaper's work is done.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Death Quotes , Lying Quotes