William Blake Quotes
An English poet, painter, printmaker, and essayist.
(1757 - 1827)
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A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
[Hope]
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A robin redbreast in a cage Sets all heaven in a rage.
[Animals]
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A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
[Truth]
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Active Evil is better than Passive Good.
[Active]
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
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Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.
[Art]
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Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death.
[Art]
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As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
[Observation]
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Better murder an infant in its cradle than nurse an unacted desire.
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Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.
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Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?
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Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.
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Do what you will, this world's a fiction and is made up of contradiction.
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Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
[Acts]
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Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
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Every harlot was a virgin once.
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Everything that lives, lives not alone, nor for itself.
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Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.
[Sorrow]
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Exuberance is beauty.
[Beauty]
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For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.
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