Quotes from Paradise Lost

Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.

Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste brought death into the world, and all our woe.

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.

Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell.

No light, but rather darkness visible served only to discover sights of woe.

Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen.

What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield.

They hand in hand with wandering steps and slow, through Eden took their solitary way.

They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, through Eden took their solitary way.

So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, farewell remorse: all good to me is lost; evil, be thou my good.

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.

Abashed the Devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is.

Me miserable! which way shall I fly infinite wrath, and infinite despair?

So saying, her rash hand in evil hour forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she ate.

Freely we serve, because we freely love, as in our will to love or not.

Flesh of flesh, bone of my bone thou art.

Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.

Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born.

Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat sighing through all her works gave signs of woe.

Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.

O fairest of Creation, last and best of all God's works.

Thus with the year seasons return, but not to me returns day, or the sweet approach of even or morn.