William Blake Quotes

The naked woman’s body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Body Eyes Forever Greatness Man Naked Woman
Expect poison from the standing water.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Expectation Poison
If a thing loves, it is infinite.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Forever Love
Dip him in the river who loves water.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Himself Love River Water
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
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
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Yourself
Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Grief Joy
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Believe Truth Understand
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Eat Morning Night Thinking
Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Life Responsibility
Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Control Enough Passionate Weakness
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Enjoyment Learning Teaching Time Winter
Every harlot was a virgin once
WILLIAM BLAKE

Beginning One Liner
When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree
WILLIAM BLAKE

Growth Nation Old Tree
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Born Desire Himself
And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Black Desire Joy Walk
A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Bad Invention Lie Truth Yourself
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Animal Deep Wild Wisdom
Never seek to tell thy love; Love that never told can be. For the gentle wind does move silently invisibly.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Love Seek Silence
Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Children Desire
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion
WILLIAM BLAKE

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

Desire Enough Weakness
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Enough Philosophy Road Wisdom
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Himself Light Stars
I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Accomplishment Myself Spirit
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Courage Deep Strong Weakness

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