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Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.

William Blake

The eye altering, alters all.
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Change Eyes
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
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Animal Friendship Man
I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.
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Accomplishment Myself Spirit
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Desire Enough Weakness
And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification
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Genius Gratitude Honesty Present
To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.
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Alone Stupidity
For I dance And drink and sing, Till some blind hand Shall brush my wing.
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Dance God Hands Myself Sing Wings
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
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Forgiveness Glory Religion
Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.
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Control Enough Passionate Weakness
Opposition is true Friendship.
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Friendship True
And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Black Desire Joy Walk
Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.
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Genius Improvement Road
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
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
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Eyes Himself Man Power See
Thus men forgot that all deities reside in the human breast.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Forget Human Man

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