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The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

William Blake

The moon, like a flower in heaven’s high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Flower Heaven Moon Night Silence Smile
The imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself.
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Existence Human Imagination
And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Black Desire Joy Walk
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is – infinite.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Appearance Forever Philosophy
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
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Eyes Himself Man Power See
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Desire Enough Weakness
Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
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Act Children Desire
I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Angel Enjoyment Fire Hell Myself Sanity Walk
He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity’s sunrise.
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Forever Himself Joy Kiss Sunrise
For every thing that lives is Holy.
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Live Religious
We are here to learn to endure the beams of love.
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Endurance Learning Love
For all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Forever Forgiveness Myself
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
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
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
Excuse my enthusiasm or rather madness, for I am really drunk with intellectual vision whenever I take a pencil or graver into my hand.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Hands Intellectual Mad Myself Wisdom

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