It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.

Quote by William Blake

Topics: God Quotes

The crow wished everything was black, the owl, that every thing was white.

The crow wished everything was black, the owl, that every thing was white.

You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you...

You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you...

The true method of knowledge is experiment.

The true method of knowledge is experiment.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

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...

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

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.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth...

Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth...

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,...

What is now proved was once imagined.

What is now proved was once imagined.

Active Evil is better than Passive Good.

Active Evil is better than Passive Good.

I looked for my soul but my soul I could not see. I looked for...

I looked for my soul but my soul I could not see. I looked for...

For Mercy has a human heart, Pity, a human face, And Love, the human form...

For Mercy has a human heart, Pity, a human face, And Love, the human form...

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit...

What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit...

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

The quicksilver of creativity will not be solidified by legal pronouncement; it will necessarily flow...

The quicksilver of creativity will not be solidified by legal pronouncement; it will necessarily flow...

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.