John Milton Quotes, Ears Quotes

Where more is meant than meets the ear.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Ears Quotes

Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please and sate the curious taste?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Nature Quotes , Hands Quotes

Such sober certainty of waking bliss.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Life Quotes , Waking Quotes

He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Dark Quotes , Light Quotes

Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Truth Quotes , Air Quotes

The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness; the darkness and crookedness is our own. The wisdom of God created understanding, fit and proportionable to truth, the object and end of it, as the eye to the thing visible. If our understanding have a film of ignorance over it, or be blear with gazing on other false glitterings, what is that to truth?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Truth Quotes , Ignorance Quotes

Praise from an enemy smells of craft.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Smell Quotes , Enemy Quotes

Calm of mind, all passion spent.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Passion Quotes , Mind Quotes

Thus I set my printless feet O'er the cowslip's velvet head, That bends not as I tread.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Feet Quotes

Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn! Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblam'd? since God is light And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate!

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Light Quotes , Essence Quotes

And out of good still to find means of evil.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Mean Quotes , Evil Quotes

The strongest and the fiercest spirit That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Heaven Quotes , Despair Quotes

So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse Met ever, and to shameful silence brought, Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Perseverance Quotes , Giving Quotes

Till old experience do attain To something like prophetic strain.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Experience Quotes , Prophetic Quotes

For God will deign to visit oft the dwellings of just men -- delighted, and with frequent intercourse -- thither will send his winged messengers on errants of supernal grace.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Men Quotes , Dwelling Quotes

Our reason is our law.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Law Quotes

Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Running Quotes , Time Quotes

Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Life Quotes , Peace Quotes

The best apology against false accusers is silence.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Apology Quotes , Silence Quotes

Now came still evening on; and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad: Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to they grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : John Milton Quotes , Twilight Quotes , Bird Quotes