He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Quote by William Blake

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The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

To generalize is to be an idiot.

To generalize is to be an idiot.

As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its...

As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its...

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.

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

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

Better murder an infant in its cradle than nurse an unacted desire.

Better murder an infant in its cradle than nurse an unacted desire.

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy for friendship's...

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy for friendship's...

Energy is eternal delight

Energy is eternal delight

Cruelty has a human heart, And jealousy a human face Terror, the human form divine,...

Cruelty has a human heart, And jealousy a human face Terror, the human form divine,...

Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a...

Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a...

The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.

The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is,...

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is,...

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy-for friendship's sake.

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy-for friendship's sake.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.

Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.

Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.

Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.

Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.

I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee?...

I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee?...

Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.

Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.