Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven,I oft have wished for Hell for ease from Heaven. William Blake More Quotes by William Blake More Quotes From William Blake LOVE'S SECRET Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind doth move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart, Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears. Ah! she did depart! Soon after she was gone from me, A traveller came by, Silently, invisibly: He took her with a sigh. William Blake heartwindmoving The Man who never in his Mind & Thoughts travel'd to Heaven Is No Artist. William Blake artistmentravel Expect poison from the standing water. William Blake rainriverswater He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. William Blake actingdesirelife There is a smile of love, And there is a smile of deceit, And there is a smile of smiles In which these two smiles meet. William Blake deceittwo As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys. William Blake eggsatheistjoy The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose. William Blake aggravationvicesart In your own bosom you bear your heaven and earth, William Blake shadowimaginationheaven It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only. William Blake devilangelmen Work up imagination to the state of vision. William Blake visionstatesimagination Mutual forgiveness of each vice. Such are the Gates of Paradise. William Blake paradiseforgivenessvices If you cannot imagine with the mind's eye much more than you can see with the mortal eye, you have a very poor imagination indeed. William Blake eyeimaginationmind Gratitude is heaven itself; there could be no heaven without gratitude. William Blake gratitudeheaven Celebrate your existence! William Blake celebrateexistenceshining Those who enter the gates of heaven are not beings who have no passions or who have curbed the passions, but those who have cultivated an understanding of them. William Blake passionemotionalinspirational One Power alone makes a Poet: Imagination. The Divine Vision. William Blake visionpoetimagination Men are admitted into heaven not because they have curbed and governed their passions or have no passions, but because they have cultivated their understandings. The treasures of heaven are not negations of passion, but realities of intellect, from which all the passions emanate uncurbed in their eternal glory. William Blake passionmenreality Man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern. William Blake cavernsperceptionmen I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once Before me. William Blake past-present-futurepast-presentpast You become what you behold. William Blake recoveryaddictioninspiration
