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When nations grow old, the arts grow cold and commerce settles on every tree.

William Blake

The Man who never in his Mind and Thoughts travel'd to Heaven is No Artist.

William Blake

Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed.

William Blake

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

William Blake

Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed.

William Blake

When nations grow old, the arts grow cold and commerce settles on every tree.

William Blake

When nations grow old, the arts grow cold and commerce settles on every tree.

William Blake

He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.

William Blake

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

William Blake

I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath die end. I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow.

William Blake

O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou mayest rest And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.

William Blake

Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace, Secret joys and secret smiles, Little pretty infant wiles.

William Blake

The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

William Blake

But to go to school in a summer morn, Oh, it drives all joy away! Under a cruel eye outworn, The little ones spend the day-- In sighing and dismay.

William Blake

Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.

William Blake

To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour.

William Blake

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

William Blake

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy - for friendship's sake. -William Blake.

William Blake

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake.

William Blake

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

William Blake

The grave is Heaven's golden gate, And rich and poor around it wait; O Shepherdess of England's fold, Behold this gate of pearl and gold! - William Blake,

William Blake

To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess.

William Blake

He who binds himself to a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sunrise

William Blake

To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower: Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

William Blake

Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And Secrecy the human dress.

William Blake

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