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Without Contraries is no Progression.

William Blake

The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
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Born Man Mindset Opinion
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
Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
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Act Children Desire
Mercy is the golden chain by which society is bound together.
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Connection People
When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree
WILLIAM BLAKE

Growth Nation Old Tree
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion
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Law Prison Religion
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
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.
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Black Desire Joy Walk
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
Opposition is true Friendship.
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Friendship True
We are here to learn to endure the beams of love.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Endurance Learning Love
The lamb misused breeds public strife And yet forgives the butcher’s knife.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Animal Death Forgiveness
And we are put on this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Born Learning Love Nature Space
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Leadership Road Wisdom
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Born Desire Himself

Without Contraries is no Progression.

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