“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.”
Imagination
“The hours of folly are measured by the clock but of wisdom, no clock can measure.”
WisdomAll Quotes by William Blake
“Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.”
Imagination“He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.”
Life“That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.”
God“Eternity is in love with the productions of time.”
Time“Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.”
Travel“Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.”
Religion“Opposition is true friendship.”
Friendship“He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.”
Art“The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal the good one really does.”
Great“I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.”
Business“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.”
Courage“The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.”
Forgiveness“The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.”
Travel“When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.”
Truth“The hours of folly are measured by the clock but of wisdom, no clock can measure.”
Wisdom“Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.”
Art“Man has no Body distinct from his Soul for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.”
Age“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”
Time“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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