And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.
WILLIAM BLAKEHow can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?
More William Blake Quotes
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We become what we behold.
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To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.
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Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
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The crow wished everything was black, the Owl, that everything was white.
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The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
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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.
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Fiery the Angels rose, & as they rose deep thunder roll’d Around their shores, indignant burning with the fires of Orc.
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Thus men forgot that all deities reside in the human breast.
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The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
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He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
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Knowledge is Life with wings
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Excuse my enthusiasm or rather madness, for I am really drunk with intellectual vision whenever I take a pencil or graver into my hand.
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In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.
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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
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