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How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?

William Blake

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
A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Goodness Religion Talk
In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Deep Philosophy
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Fools Man See Wisdom
The imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Existence Human Imagination
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
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Enemy Friendship Heart Pain
To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Alone Stupidity
Thus men forgot that all deities reside in the human breast.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Forget Human Man
We become what we behold.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Be Yourself Growth
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
Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Capacity Rich Ugly
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.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Art Existence Goodness Himself Science
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Enjoyment Learning Teaching Time Winter
The naked woman’s body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Body Eyes Forever Greatness Man Naked Woman
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Act Eat Morning Night Thinking

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