William Blake

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• Quote 2130

  The arts of peace are great, And no less glorious than those of war
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• Quote 2129

  The essentials to happiness are something to love, something to do, and something to hope for.
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• Quote 2128

  As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys
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• Quote 2127

  As the air to a bird or the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible
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• Quote 2126

  And we are put on earth a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love
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• Quote 2125

  When nations grow old, the arts grow cold and commerce settles on every tree.
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• Quote 2124

  Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed
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• Quote 2123

  One thought fills immensity
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• Quote 2122

  The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.
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• Quote 2121

  Energy is eternal delight
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• Quote 2120

  Without contraries is no progression.
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• Quote 2119

  The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction
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• Quote 2118

  Every thing possible to be believed is an image of truth
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• Quote 2117

  To create a little flower is the labour of ages
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• Quote 2116

  The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
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• Quote 2115

  Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense
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• Quote 2114

  None but blockheads copy each other
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• Quote 2113

  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.
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• Quote 2112

  It is an easy thing to talk of patience to the afflicted
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• Quote 2111

  The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
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• Quote 2110

  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
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• Quote 2109

  Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.
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• Quote 2108

  If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise
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• Quote 2107

  The voice of honest indignation is the voice of God
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• Quote 2106

  It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only
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