William Blake Quotes About Vision

Quotes about: Vision

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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

• 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.

• As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.

  William Blake

  Eye, Men, Vision

  William Blake (1966). “Complete Writings: With Variant Readings”, p.793, Oxford University Press, USA

• To me this world is all one continued vision of fancy or imagination, and I feel flattered when I am told so. What is it sets Homer, Virgil and Milton in so high a rank of art? Why is the Bible more entertaining and instructive than any other book? Is it not because they are addressed to the imagination, which is spiritual sensation, and but immediately to the understanding or reason?

  William Blake

  Bible, Spiritual, Art

  William Blake (1988). “William Blake”, Oxford University Press, USA

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

  William Blake

  Wise, Photography, Teaching

  'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' (1790-3) 'Proverbs of Hell'

• One Power alone makes a Poet: Imagination. The Divine Vision.

  William Blake

  Imagination, Vision, Poet

  William Blake, David V. Erdman, Harold Bloom (1982). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.665, Univ of California Press

• Work up imagination to the state of vision.

  William Blake

  Imagination, Vision, States

  William Blake (1906). “Illustrations of the Book of Job”

• When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinite.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Men, Doors

• When the sun rises, do you not see a round disc of fire somewhat like a guinea? O no, no, I see an innumerable company of the heavenly host crying Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.

  William Blake

  Fire, Vision, Sun

  'A Vision of the Last Judgement' (1810) in 'MS Note-Book' p. 95

• The vision of Christ that thou dost see Is my vision's greatest enemy.

  William Blake

  Enemy, Vision, Christ

  'The Everlasting Gospel' (c.1818) (a) l. 1

• The Vision of Christ that thou dost see,
  Is my vision's greatest enemy.
  Thine is the Friend of all Mankind,
  Mine speaks in Parables to the blind.
  Thine loves the same world that mine hates,
  Thy heaven-doors are my hell gates.

  William Blake

  Hate, Doors, Heaven

  William Blake (1977). “The Portable William Blake”, p.14, Penguin

• May God us keep From Single vision and Newton's sleep.

  William Blake

  Sleep, Vision, May

  "Letter to Thomas Butts, 22 November 1802" (1802)

• The vision of Christ that thou dost see is my vision's greatest enemy . Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read'st black where I read white. His seventy disciples sent against religion and government .

  William Blake

  Night, Government, White

  William Blake (1926). “Prefatory note There is no natural religion. All religions are one. The marriage of heaven and hell Visions of the daughters of Albion. A song of liberty. America. Europe. The book of Urizen. The book of Los. Ahania. The song of Los. The four Zoas. Milton. Jerusalem. On Homer's poetry; On Virgil. Laocoön. The ghost of Abel”

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