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Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.

William Blake

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Desire Enough Weakness
What is now proved was once only imagined.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Imagination Theory
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.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Myself Talk Truth
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Greatness Man Nature
Make your own rules or be a slave to another man’s.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Rule Slave Yourself
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
The eye altering, alters all.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Change Eyes
Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Advice Struggle
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Business Creation Man Myself Reason
And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification
WILLIAM BLAKE

Genius Gratitude Honesty Present
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Fools Man See Wisdom
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

Care Heaven Hell Love
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend
WILLIAM BLAKE

Deep Enemy Friendship Person Yourself
A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Bad Invention Lie Truth Yourself
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Believe Truth Understand
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Growth Himself Lion Tree

Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.

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