John Milton Quotes
Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.
Topics
Accountability
Failure, Failures
Freedom, Liberty
Self-Control
Success
Fall
Fortitude
Fragility
Perseverance
Resilience
Steadfastness
Sufficient
Temptation
Vulnerability
Overcoming Challenges
Unwavering
Inner Strength
Moral Choice
Standing Firm
Strength in Adversity
Unconquerable Spirit
Unyielding
Citations
Milton, John. The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton. Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1899, p. 116.
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John Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious shifts and political instability, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Written in blank verse, Paradise Lost is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written.