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Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.

William Blake

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
Energy is eternal delight.
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Enjoyment Forever
And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification
WILLIAM BLAKE

Genius Gratitude Honesty Present
Everything possible to be believed is an image of truth.
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Believe Possible Truth
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 apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
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Growth Himself Lion Tree
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
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Animal Deep Wild Wisdom
Never seek to tell thy love; Love that never told can be. For the gentle wind does move silently invisibly.
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Love Seek Silence
How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?
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Born Freedom Joy Prison Sing
Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.
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Grief Joy
What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.
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Care Man Myself Necessary Weakness Worth
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
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Business Creation Man Myself Reason
For all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.
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Forever Forgiveness Myself
Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence.
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Attraction Energy Existence Hate Human Love Necessary Progress Reason
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Gratitude Thankful
Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
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Act Children Desire

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