He who has few things to desire cannot have many to fear. William Blake More Quotes by William Blake More Quotes From William Blake The busy bee has no time for sorrow. William Blake sorrow bees time Love seeketh only self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another's loss of ease, And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite. William Blake self loss love THE POISON TREE I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I water'd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears; And I sunned it with my smiles And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright; And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole When the night had veil'd the pole: In the morning glad I see My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree. William Blake garden morning night The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel dined with me, and I asked them how they dared so roundly to assert, that God spoke to them; and whether they did not think at the time, that they would be misunderstood, & so be the cause of imposition. Isaiah answer'd, I saw no God, nor heard any, in a finite organical perception; but my senses discover'd the infinite in every thing, and as I was then persuaded, & remain confirm'd; that the voice of honest indignation is the voice of God, I cared not for consequences but wrote. William Blake ezekiel voice thinking A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake photography teaching wise The crow wished everything was black, the Owl, that everything was white. William Blake white animal bird It is the greatest of crimes to depress true art and science. William Blake depressing science art Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth is better than fun, and happiness is better than mirth. William Blake too-much fun love Gratitude is heaven itself. William Blake gratitude thanksgiving heaven The true method of knowledge is experiment. William Blake experience action knowledge Each man must create his own system or else he is a slave to another mans William Blake slave men Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is better, especially when it comes to saving life, or some pain! William Blake saving pain wonderful If you, who are organised by Divine Providence for spiritual communion, refuse, and bury your talent in the earth, even though you should want natural bread, sorrow and desperation pursue you through life, and after death shame and confusion of face to eternity. William Blake confusion sorrow spiritual A dog starv'd at the master's gate William Blake horse dog animal 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. William Blake broken-heart love life God only acts and is, in existing beings or men. William Blake men And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification William Blake genius sake ease Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in their inmost brain feeling the crushing wheels, they rise, they write the bitter words of stern philosophy and knead the bread of knowledge with tears and groans. William Blake crush writing philosophy The eye altering, alters all. William Blake awareness eye artist If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out. William Blake moon doubt inspiring
