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

Quote by William Blake

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If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is - infinite

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is - infinite

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems...

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems...

If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out.

If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out.

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who...

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who...

Shame is pride's cloak.

Shame is pride's cloak.

The eye altering, alters all

The eye altering, alters all

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.

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.

Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the...

Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the...

To the eyes of a miser a guinea is far more beautiful than the sun,...

To the eyes of a miser a guinea is far more beautiful than the sun,...

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion...

Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion...

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another...

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another...

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.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and...

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...