William Blake Quotes, Children Quotes, Spring Quotes

How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy, But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring?

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One thought fills immensity.

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Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.

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The spirits of the air live on the smells Of fruit; and joy, with pinions light, roves round The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.

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Without contraries there is no progression.

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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.

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When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

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He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.

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Pay attention to minute particulars. Take care of the little ones. Generalization and abstraction are the plea of the hypocrite, scoundrel, and knave.

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I rest not from my great task! | To open the Eternal Worlds, | to open the immortal Eyes of Man | Inwards into the Worlds of Thought; | Into eternity, ever expanding | In the Bosom of God, | The Human Imagination

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To some people a tree is something so incredibly beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes. To others it is just a green thing that stands in the way.

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Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

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There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

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And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification

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Lives in eternity's sun rise.

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I asked a thief to steal me a peach: He turned up his eyes. I asked a lithe lady to lie her down: Holy and meek, she cries. As soon as I went An angel came. He winked at the thief And smiled at the dame- And without one word spoke Had a peach from the tree, And 'twixt earnest and joke Enjoyed the lady.

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Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

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The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.

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There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on.

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Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?

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