John Milton
John Milton
John Miltonwas an English poet, polemicist, and man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth9 December 1608
strong heart men
There is nothing that making men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. True wealth is of the heart, not of the hand.
nature air years
In those vernal seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against nature not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.
light long way
Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
astrology rubrics
No date prefixed directs me in the starry rubric set.
song morning stars
Now the bright morning-star, Day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Woods and groves are of thy dressing; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
freedom giving liberty
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
love inspirational knowledge
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
hate lucifer grows
Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep...
encouraging encouragement understanding-god
When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man's limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man's imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.
inspirational self-esteem self-respect
Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.
apology silence accusers
The best apology against false accusers is silence.
book reading spirit
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
life book soul
For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
book reading burning
He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.