This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.
Interpretation
The quote conveys that difficult times will eventually become easier and that hope will replace despair.
In this quote, John Milton reflects on the transformative power of time and perspective, suggesting that the intense struggles and darkness we face can eventually diminish, leading to a state of peace and clarity. It emphasizes the idea that with patience and resilience, even the worst experiences can become manageable, allowing for a brighter future.
In practice
In a speech about overcoming adversity, you might say, 'As John Milton reminds us, this horror will grow mild, this darkness light.'
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.
But Valentine, why despair, why always paint the future in such sombre hues?" Maximilien asked. "Because, my friend, I judge it by the past.
At that moment, beauty itself struck me as a kind of painful melancholy.
We believe deep down that we've lost something precious and are seeking it outside ourselves, never realizing that we are carrying it within us wherever we go.
Whether we are New Dealer, Old Dealer, Liberty Leaguer or Red, whether we agree or not, we still have the right to think and speak how we feel.
Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild.
If the laborer gets no more than the wages which his employer pays him, he is cheated, he cheats himself.
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