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William Blake Quotes about Life

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

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

Inspirational, Life, Adventure

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

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.

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

Inspirational, Life, Running

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

He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Life, Desire, Acting

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

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Life, Greed, Experience

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

What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.

Life, Men, Weak Man

William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.702, Univ of California Press

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Life, Happiness, Happy

William Blake (2000). “The Selected Poems of William Blake”, p.6, Wordsworth Editions

For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.

Life, Growth, Delight

William Blake (2000). “The Selected Poems of William Blake”, p.243, Wordsworth Editions

This life's dim windows of the soul Distorts the heavens from pole to pole And leads you to believe a lie When you see with, not through, the eye.

Life, Time, Lying

'The Everlasting Gospel' (c.1818) (d) l. 99

The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow

Life, Time, Eagles

William Blake (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Blake (Illustrated)”, p.203, Delphi Classics

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.

Love, Life, Broken Heart

'Songs of Experience' (1794) 'The Clod and the Pebble'

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

Life, Thinking Of You, Nature

William Blake, William Butler Yeats (1905). “Collected Poems”, p.165, Psychology Press

Abstinence sows sand all over The ruddy limbs and flaming hair, But desire gratified Plants fruits of life and beauty there.

Life, Hair, Desire

'MS Note-Book' p. 105

The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick. The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy, And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.

Life, Art, Dark

'Songs of Experience' (1794) 'The Sick Rose'

First thought is best in Art, second in other matters.

Inspirational, Life, Art

Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.

Life, Men, Soul

William Blake, Michael Mason (1998). “Selected Poetry”, p.75, Oxford University Press, USA

To Chloe's breast young Cupid slily stole, But he crept in at Myra's pocket-hole.

Life, Pockets, Chloe

William Blake (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Blake (Illustrated)”, p.809, Delphi Classics

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