Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.

Quote by William Blake

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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,...

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...

Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.

Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to...

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to...

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.

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.

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.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.

Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: General Good...

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: General Good...

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who...

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who...

Never pride yourself on knowledge. Remember; even a head of iceberg lettuce knows more than...

Never pride yourself on knowledge. Remember; even a head of iceberg lettuce knows more than...

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason...

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason...

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.

What is now proved was once imagined.

What is now proved was once imagined.

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,...

Money never starts an idea; it's the idea that starts the money.

Money never starts an idea; it's the idea that starts the money.

Love lasteth long as the money endureth.

Love lasteth long as the money endureth.

A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.

A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.