William Blake Quotes About Wisdom

Quotes about: Wisdom

• You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Knowledge, Thought Provoking

  William Blake, Michael Mason (1998). “Selected Poetry”, p.77, Oxford University Press, USA

• 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”

• The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

  William Blake

  Wise, Wisdom, Stupid

• To generalize is to be an idiot.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Smart, Teaching

  "Annotations to The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds" (ca. 1798 - 1809)

• The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Work, Pride

  The Marriage of Heaven and Hell "Proverbs of Hell" (1790 - 1793)

• The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Time, Artist

  William Blake, W. H. Stevenson (2007). “Blake: The Complete Poems”, p.114, Pearson Education

• More! More! is the cry of a mistaken soul.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Soul, Cry

  William Blake, W. H. Stevenson (2007). “Blake: The Complete Poems”, p.44, Pearson Education

• The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

  William Blake

  Wise, Wisdom, Horse

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

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

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Men, Doors

• Does the Eagle know what is in the pit Or wilt thou go ask the Mole? Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod, Or Love in a golden bowl?

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Eagles, Doe

  'The Book of Thel' (1789) plate i 'Thel's Motto'

• What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children.

  William Blake

  Dance, Wisdom, Song

  William Blake, W. H. Stevenson (2007). “Blake: The Complete Poems”, p.337, Pearson Education

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