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Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.

William 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 BLAKE

Destruction Eyes Forever Greatness Man Sea Storm
Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you.
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Avoid Man Mindset Yourself
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
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Enjoyment Learning Teaching Time Winter
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 Existence Goodness Himself Science
Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Children Desire
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend
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Deep Enemy Friendship Person Yourself
I will not reason and compare my business is to create.
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Business Creation Myself Reason
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
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Greatness Man Nature
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion
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Law Prison Religion
The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow
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Animal Learning Lost Time
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Desire Enough Weakness
And we are put on this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love.
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Born Learning Love Nature Space
Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.
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Grief Joy
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
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Himself Light Stars
What is now proved was once only imagined.
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Imagination Theory
When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree
WILLIAM BLAKE

Growth Nation Old Tree

Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.

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