Home » William Blake William Blake William Blake 1 Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity. William Blake Ugly, Rich, Old Add to Collection 2 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. William Blake Art, Science, Good Add to Collection 3 The fool who persists in his folly will become wise. William Blake Wise, Fool Add to Collection 4 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. William Blake Age, Man, Soul Add to Collection 5 Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. William Blake Religion, Law, Stones Add to Collection 6 I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create. William Blake Business, Create, Reason Add to Collection 7 Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. William Blake Energy, Delight, Desires Add to Collection 8 I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. William Blake End, Grow, Angry Add to Collection 9 For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life. William Blake Life, Everything, Holy Add to Collection 10 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. William Blake God, Right, Jews Add to Collection 11 Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps. William Blake Joy, Sympathy, Sorrow Add to Collection 12 What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. William Blake Men, Care, Idiot Add to Collection 13 Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals. William Blake Christ, Made, Criminals Add to Collection 14 To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. William Blake Beautiful, Money, Eyes Add to Collection 15 Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you. William Blake Man, mind, Speak Add to Collection 16 As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers. William Blake Man, Eye, Sees Add to Collection 17 The eye altering, alters all. William Blake Eye, Altering Add to Collection 18 The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled. William Blake Soul, Sweet, Delight Add to Collection 19 The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist. William Blake Man, Thoughts, mind Add to Collection 20 What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children. William Blake Wisdom, Children, Experience Add to Collection 21 He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star. William Blake Light, Face, Star Add to Collection 22 Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. William Blake Enough, Weak, Desires Add to Collection 23 Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. William Blake Love, Hell, Care Add to Collection 24 The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose. William Blake Art, Science, Foundation Add to Collection 1 2 3 4 next › last »
