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Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.

William Blake

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

Act Children Desire
The eye altering, alters all.
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Change Eyes
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
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Sadness Time
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion
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Law Prison Religion
And we are put on this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love.
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Born Learning Love Nature Space
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is – infinite.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Appearance Forever Philosophy
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Desire Enough Weakness
I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity.
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Angel Enjoyment Fire Hell Myself Sanity Walk
The lamb misused breeds public strife And yet forgives the butcher’s knife.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Animal Death Forgiveness
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
The moon, like a flower in heaven’s high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night.
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Flower Heaven Moon Night Silence Smile
A man can’t soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.
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Himself Independent Man Wings
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
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.
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Care Heaven Hell Love
We become what we behold.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Be Yourself Growth
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Gratitude Thankful

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