The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does.

Quote by William Blake

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

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

Opposition is true friendship.

Opposition is true friendship.

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...

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.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

One thought fills immensity.

One thought fills immensity.

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...

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...

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...

I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.

I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.

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...

Eternity is in love with the productions of time.

Eternity is in love with the productions of time.

What is now proved was once imagined.

What is now proved was once imagined.

Mutual Forgiveness of each vice, Such are the Gates of Paradise.

Mutual Forgiveness of each vice, Such are the Gates of Paradise.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

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...

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to...

For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to...

Celebrate we will because life is short but sweet for certain we're climbing two by...

Celebrate we will because life is short but sweet for certain we're climbing two by...

I don't care what you say about me, as long as you say something about...

I don't care what you say about me, as long as you say something about...