If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite.
Quotes from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell — William Blake
1757–1827 England
29 quotes
Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed.
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If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
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Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
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The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow.
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Prisons are built with stones of law; brothels with bricks of religion.
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The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.
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The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
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All wholesome food is caught without a net or a trap.
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The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
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Improvement makes straight roads; but the crooked roads without improvement are roads of genius.
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When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius; lift up thy head!
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Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
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The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
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He who desires but acts not breeds pestilence.
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The cistern contains: the fountain overflows.
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You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Blake (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.