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A man can’t soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.

William Blake

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

Animal Death Forgiveness
Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.
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Grief Joy
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
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Animal Friendship Man
What is now proved was once only imagined.
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Imagination Theory
Everything possible to be believed is an image of truth.
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Believe Possible Truth
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Deep Enough Yourself
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
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Act Born Desire Himself
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars; General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite and flatterer: For Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
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Art Existence Goodness Himself Science
If a thing loves, it is infinite.
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Forever Love
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Believe Truth Understand
Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
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Act Children Desire
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Desire Enough Weakness
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Fools Man See Wisdom
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
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
Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
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Advice Struggle

A man can’t soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.

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