William Blake Quotes

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  In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

  William Blake

  Inspirational, Life, Adventure

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  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

  Inspirational, Happiness, Peace

  'Auguries of Innocence' (c.1803) l. 1

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  If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

  William Blake

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

  The Marriage of Heaven and Hell "A Memorable Fancy" plate 14 (1790 - 1793). Inspired the title of Aldous Huxley's 1954 book about drug experimentation, The Doors of Perception, which in turn inspired the name of the 1960s rock group The Doors.

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• We are not meant to resolve all contradictions but to live with them and rise above them.

  William Blake

  Rise Above, Contradiction, Resolve

  "Thoughts in Solitude". Book by Thomas Merton, 1958.

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• As we are, so we see.

  William Blake

  Belief

  "As a Man Is, So He Sees" by David Berreby, bigthink.com. 2017.

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• To some people a tree is something so incredibly beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes. To others it is just a green thing that stands in the way.

  William Blake

  Beautiful, Attitude, Eye

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• Joy and woe are woven fine,
  A clothing for the soul divine.
  Under every grief and pine
  Runs a joy with silken twine.

  William Blake

  Inspirational, Life, Running

  William Blake (1868). “Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul”, p.98

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• Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

  William Blake

  Men, Slave, Be A Slave

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  What is now proved was once only imagined.

  William Blake

  Positive, Spiritual, Positivity

  William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.132, Pearson Education

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• The imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself.

  William Blake

  Imagination, States, Existence

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.132, Univ of California Press

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• The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

  William Blake

  Believe, Miracle, Doe

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• Love is weak when there is more doubt than there is trust, but love is most strong when you learn to trust even with all the doubts. If a thing loves, it is infinite.

  William Blake

  Strong, Love Is, Doubt

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• The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

  William Blake

  Change, Wisdom, Men

  William Blake, “The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell”

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• Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

  William Blake

  Mean, Responsibility, Enlightenment

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• You become what you behold.

  William Blake

  Inspiration, Recovery, Addiction

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• Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

  William Blake

  Good Morning, Happiness, Sleep

  William Blake (2005). “Collected Poems”, p.167, Routledge

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• I see through my eyes, not with them.

  William Blake

  Eye, Through My Eyes

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• A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

  William Blake

  Inspirational, Funny, Fake People

  'Auguries of Innocence' (c.1803) l. 53

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• The Woman that does not love your Frowns Will never embrace your smiles.

  William Blake

  Love You, Your Smile, Doe

  William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.272, Pearson Education

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• When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

  William Blake

  Trust, Courage, Truth

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• I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once Before me.

  William Blake

  Past, Past Present Future, Past Present

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.159, Univ of California Press

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• The world of imagination is the world of eternity.

  William Blake

  Imagination, World, Eternity

  William Blake (1977). “The Portable William Blake”, p.446, Penguin

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• Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

  William Blake

  History, Fiction, World

  "The Selected Poems of William Blake".

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• Mans desires are limited by his perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceived.

  William Blake

  Perception, Desire

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.2, Univ of California Press

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• Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

  William Blake

  Struggle, Temptation, Bait

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