William Blake

Poet Artist English 1757 – 1827

English poet and artist known for prophetic and mystical works.

366 quotes

"I Sing the Body electric"
Life
"The hand that follow'd me his whole life down, yet never in her heart obey'd my will."
Relationships
"Abstinence sows sand, indulgence reaps gold."
Wisdom
"Doubt & Fear are traitors to the mind."
Fear
"Thought chang'd the infinite to a Man: all things began in Eternity."
Philosophy
"The beauty of the Butterfly is in the pattern of dust on the wings of the Butterfly."
Beauty
"I have mental joy & I have mental strife."
Life
"What is now prov'd was once only imagin'd."
Imagination
"The busy bee has no time for sorrow."
Work
"We are led to Believe a Lie when we see with not Thro the Eye."
Truth
"In every cry of every Child, in every voice in every ban, the mind forg'd manacles I hear."
Justice
"The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a state of eternal struggle."
Philosophy
"I have said to the worm: Thou art my mother and my sister."
Nature
"A Lie told well is believed."
Truth
"Whether on Ida's shady brow, Or in the chambers of the East, The chambers of the Sun, that now shine out their burning test."
"The Atoms of Democritus And Newtons Particles of light Are sands upon the Red sea of the Blood of the Almighty."
Knowledge
"To help the poor and needy is not enough; they must be restored to Dignity."
Justice
"The Sun's Light when he unfolds it depends on the Organ that beholds it."
"I see thy Form O my Friend! but I do not see thy Soul."
Friendship
"Fire is the most subtle of all elements."
Nature
"A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees."
Wisdom
"He who has suffer'd you to impose on him knows you."
Truth
"The Imagination is Infinity and eternity the ear cannot exist without the Eye."
Imagination
"What is Good? & what is Evil? none I know but all agree that Ignorance is Evil."
Knowledge
"The Tigers of wrath are wiser than the Horses of Instruction."
Inspiration
"All deities reside in the human breast."
Faith
"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?"
Imagination
"The Beauty of the Woman is the Veil of the Soul."
Beauty
"I give you the end of a golden string; only wind it into a ball, it will lead you in at Heaven's gate."
Hope
"The Daughters of Beulah weep for the Daughters of Albion."