Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. William Blake More Quotes by William Blake More Quotes From William Blake 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 selflosslove 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 gardenmorningnight 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 ezekielvoicethinking A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake photographyteachingwise The crow wished everything was black, the Owl, that everything was white. William Blake whiteanimalbird It is the greatest of crimes to depress true art and science. William Blake depressingscienceart 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-muchfunlove Gratitude is heaven itself. William Blake gratitudethanksgivingheaven The true method of knowledge is experiment. William Blake experienceactionknowledge Each man must create his own system or else he is a slave to another mans William Blake slavemen Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is better, especially when it comes to saving life, or some pain! William Blake savingpainwonderful 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 confusionsorrowspiritual A dog starv'd at the master's gate William Blake horsedoganimal 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-heartlovelife 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 geniussakeease 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 crushwritingphilosophy The eye altering, alters all. William Blake awarenesseyeartist If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out. William Blake moondoubtinspiring O Earth, O Earth, return! Arise from out the dewy grass; Night is worn; And the morn Rises from the slumbrous mass. William Blake earthmorningnight
