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Quotation from On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX) by John Milton
“God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best.”
On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX), Lines 9-11 (Poems (1673), ed. Thurber (1901))
Patience's answer overturns the speaker's assumption that God depends on his labor.
Citation: "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best." — John Milton, On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX), Lines 9-11 (Poems (1673), ed. Thurber (1901)). (id on-his-blindness-q4)
Portrait: The Blind Milton, Thomas Uwins, CC0.
