William Blake on greatness
“Great things are done when men and mountains meet.”
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A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Exuberance is beauty.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Without Contraries is no Progression.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Make your own rules or be a slave to another man’s.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Energy is eternal delight.
William BlakeWilliam Blake It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
William BlakeWilliam Blake A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
William BlakeWilliam Blake The naked woman’s body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Expect poison from the standing water.
William BlakeWilliam Blake If a thing loves, it is infinite.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Dip him in the river who loves water.
William BlakeWilliam Blake The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for the eye of man.
William BlakeWilliam Blake 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 BlakeWilliam Blake The most sublime act is to set another before you.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.
William BlakeWilliam Blake
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I think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man.
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Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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