William Blake Quotes, Kings Quotes, Simplicity Quotes

Since all the riches of this world May be gifts from the Devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipp'd the Devil If I thank'd my God for worldly things.

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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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The Britons (say historians) were naked, civilized men, learned, studious, abstruse in thought and contemplation; naked, simple, plain in their acts and manners; wiser than after ages.

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The ignorant Insults of Individuals will not hinder me from doing my duty to my Art

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Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.

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The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

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The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.

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The atoms of Democritus And Newton's particles of light Are sands upon the Red Sea shore, Where Israel's tents do shine so bright.

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Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

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Harmony of colouring is destructive of art? it is like the smile of a fool.

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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.

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God keep me from the divinity of Yes and Nothe Yea Nay Creeping Jesus, from supposing Up and Down to be the same thing as allexperimentalists must suppose.

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How do you know but ev’ry Bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your senses five?

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But if at church they would give some ale. And a pleasant fire our souls to regale. We'd sing and we'd pray all the live long day, Nor ever once from the church to stray.

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

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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

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Works of Art can only be produc'd in Perfection where the Man is either in Affluence or is Above the Care of it.

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Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.

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Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a Lamb." So I piped with merry cheer; "Piper, pipe that song again." So I piped; he wept to hear.

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Sleep, sleep, beauty bright,Dreaming o'er the joys of night.Sleep, sleep: in thy sleepLittle sorrows sit and weep.

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