Quotes by William Blake
What is now proved was only once imagined.
I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.
Happiness is to see the world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in a wild flower, to hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in a single hour.
And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds, / And binding with briars my joys and desires.
This life's dim windows of the soul Distorts the heavens from pole to pole And leads you to believe a lie When you see with, not through, the eye.
All wholesome food is caught without a net or a trap.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Both read the Bible day and night, But thou read'st black where I read white
Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.
Abstinence sows sand all overThe ruddy limbs and flaming hair,But Desire GratifiedPlants fruits of life and beauty there.
And because I am happy and dance and sing, They think they have done me no injury.
A truth that's told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent.
You throw the sand against the wind And the wind blows it back again.
Mutual forgiveness of each vice. Such are the Gates of Paradise.
Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true.
Thinking as I do that the Creator of this world is a very cruel being, and being a worshipper of Christ, I cannot help saying: the Son, O how unlike the Father! First God Almighty comes with a thump on the head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it.
A petty sneaking thief I knew - / O! Mr Cr-, how do you do?
The generations of men run on in the tide of time, but leave their destined lineaments permanent for ever and ever.
As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius which to Angels look like torment and insanity. I collected some of their Proverbs.
