Skip to content

Hell Quotes by John Milton

40 Hell quotes by John Milton

All Hell quotes John Milton’s page

John Milton writes about choosing power over comfort. He says a mind can turn heaven into hell or the reverse, so the place we are in matters less than how we think. His verses also show Satan proudly flying away from heaven, preferring to rule his own realm.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell.

Image

Hell has no benefits, only torture.

Image

All hell broke loose.

Image

Nor from hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.

Image

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

Image

Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n.

Image

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Image

“The mind is a universe and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”

Image

“See with what heat these Dogs of Hell advance To waste and havoc yonder World.”

Image

You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.

Image

Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.

Image

“The mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. / What…

Image

Nor aught availed him now to have built in heaven high towers; nor did he scrape by all his engines, but was…

Image

A mind not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own place, and in itself can make a…

Image

“The mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.’3”

Image

Who would not, finding way, break loose from hell, . . . . And boldly venture to whatever place Farthest from pain?

Image

A shout that tore hell's concave, and beyond / Frightened the reign of Chaos and old Night.

Image

And some are fall'n, to disobedience fall'n, And so from Heav'n to deepest Hell; O fall From what high state of bliss…

Image

Let none admire that riches grow in hell; that soil may best deserve the precious bane.

Image

Me miserable! Which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell; And…

Image

“Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure; and, in my choyce, To reign is worth…

Image

If the will, which in the law of our nature, were withdrawn from our memory, fancy, understanding, and reason, no other hell…

Image

Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates…

Image

“ What hither brought us, hate, not love, nor hope Of Paradise for Hell, hope here to taste Of pleasure, but all pleasure…

Image

“Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new Possessor: One who brings A mind not to be chang'd by Place or…

Image

“To mee, who with eternal Famine pine, Alike is Hell, or Paradise, or Heaven, There best, where most with ravin I might…

Image

“The happy place Imparts to thee no happiness, no joy -- Rather inflames thy torment, representing Lost bliss, to thee no more…

Image

“Farewel happy Fields Where Joy for ever dwells: Hail horrours, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new Possessor: One…

Image

“ Whom thus the Sin-born Monster answerd soon. To mee, who with eternal Famin pine, Alike is Hell, or Paradise, or Heaven, There…

Image

The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might…

Image

Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave--/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But…

Image

“Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven.”

Image

Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell…

Image

“A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a…

Image

I fled, and cry'd out, Death; Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd From all her caves, and back resounded, Death.

Image

Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep Still threat'ning to devour me…

Image

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

Image

And now without redemption all mankind Must have been lost, adjudged to death and hell By doom severe.

Image

A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace, flamed; yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible…

Image

“Here at last We shall be free; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here…

Image

Other authors on Hell

More by John Milton

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

What better can we do than prostrate fall before Him reverent, and there confess humbly our faults, and pardon beg with tears watering the…

And, when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend.

Yet hold it more humane, more heav'nly, first, By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear.

O nightingale, that on yon bloomy spray Warblest at eve, when all the woods are still; Thou with fresh hope the lover's heart dost…

The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burthensome, still paying, still to owe; Forgetful what from him I still receivd, And understood not that…

Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be sin to know, Can it be death? And do they…

There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.

These eyes, tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs…

New Presbyter is but Old Priest writ Large.

And what is faith, love, virtue unassayed Alone, without exterior help sustained?

This is servitude, To serve th'unwise, or him who hath rebelled Against his worthier, as thine now serve thee, Thyself not free, but to…

Let us seek Death, or he not found, supply With our own hands his office on ourselves; Why stand we longer shivering under fears,…

They are the troublers, they are the dividers of unity, who neglect and don't permit others to unite those dissevered pieces which are yet…