To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.
Interpretation
The quote reflects reverence for a conqueror who has achieved great power and success.
In this quote by John Milton, the speaker expresses admiration for a powerful conqueror who now enjoys a celestial presence, akin to cherubs and seraphs. It illustrates the transformative power of conquest and the elevation of one's status in the hierarchy of existence, suggesting a connection between earthly triumph and divine or heavenly accolades.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about leadership and the importance of celebrating victories.
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
Only in the last moment in history has the delusion arisen that people can flourish apart from the rest of the living world.
Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
The image of the Goddess inspires women to see ourselves as divine, our bodies as sacred, the changing phases of our lives as holy, our aggression as healthy, our anger as purifying, and our power to nurture and create, but also to limit and destroy when necessary, as the very force that sustains all life. Through the Goddess we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions. We can move beyond narrow, constricting roles and become whole.
We are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.
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