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William Blake quotes

English Poet, Painter November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827

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You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you cannot have Moral Virtue without the slavery of that half of the human race who hate what you call Moral Virtue. William Blake
William Blake quote: "I must invent my own system or else be enlsaved by other men's."
I must invent my own system or else be enlsaved by other men's. William Blake
William Blake quote: "Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare."
Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare. William Blake
William Blake quote: "That which can be made Explicit to the idiot is not worth my..."
That which can be made Explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. William Blake
William Blake quote: "In a wife I would desire / What in whores is always found /..."
In a wife I would desire / What in whores is always found / The lineaments of gratified desire. William Blake
William Blake quote: "How can the bird that is born for joy. Sit in a cage and sing?"
How can the bird that is born for joy. Sit in a cage and sing? William Blake
William Blake quote: "How can a bird that is born for joy. Sit in a cage and sing?"
How can a bird that is born for joy. Sit in a cage and sing? William Blake
Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling. And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire. William Blake
It matters not how straight the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. William Blake
William Blake quote: "It is right it should be so:Man was made for joy and woe;And..."
It is right it should be so:Man was made for joy and woe;And when this we rightly knowThrough the world we safely go. William Blake
William Blake quote: "The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction."
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. William Blake
William Blake quote: "Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be..."
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed. William Blake
William Blake quote: "Enthusiastic admiration is the first principle of knowledge..."
Enthusiastic admiration is the first principle of knowledge and the last William Blake
William Blake quote: "Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's."
Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. William Blake
William Blake quote: "The mind forg'd manacles I hear."
The mind forg'd manacles I hear. William Blake

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