Parable of the Talents
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The Parable of the Talents is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in two of the synoptic, canonical gospels of the New Testament:
The parable of the talents, depicted in a 1712 woodcut. The lazy servant searches for his buried talent, while the two other servants present their earnings to their master.
The Parable of the Talents, depicted by artist Andrei Mironov. Oil on canvas, 2013
"When I Consider How My Light is Spent" is one of the best known of the sonnets of John Milton. The last three lines are particularly well known; they conclude with "They also serve who only stand and
Parable of the Talents
…believer. The poet John Milton was fascinated by the parable (interpreted in this traditional sense), referring to it repeatedly, notably in the sonnet "When I Consider How My Light is Spent": When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent, which is death to hide, Lodg'd with me…
The Blind Milton (Thomas Uwins, c. 1817)
A 1940s US Navy propaganda poster referencing the poem's last line
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