William Blake Quotes About Philosophy

Quotes about: Philosophy

• If a thing loves, it is infinite.

  William Blake

  Love, Educational, Philosophy

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.604, Univ of California Press

• 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.

• 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

• Energy is eternal delight.

  William Blake

  Philosophy, Medicine, Joy

  'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' (1790-3) 'The voice of the Devil'

• None but blockheads copy each other.

  William Blake

  Art, Philosophy, History

• Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in their inmost brain feeling the crushing wheels, they rise, they write the bitter words of stern philosophy and knead the bread of knowledge with tears and groans.

  William Blake

  Crush, Philosophy, Writing

  William Blake (1966). “Complete Writings: With Variant Readings”, p.379, Oxford University Press, USA

• To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

  William Blake

  Happiness, Art, Nature

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

• Auguries of innocence "The emmet's inch and eagle's mile Make lame philosophy to smile. He who doubts from what he sees Will ne'er believe, do what you please.

  William Blake

  Philosophy, Believe, Eagles

  William Blake, Michael Mason (1998). “Selected Poetry”, p.175, Oxford University Press, USA

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