To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes.

Quote by William Blake

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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...

Shame is pride's cloak.

Shame is pride's cloak.

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

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...

Children of the future Age Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time...

Children of the future Age Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time...

Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules.

Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules.

That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a...

That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a...

Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are...

Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are...

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.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. God is Jesus.

Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. God is Jesus.

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...

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

What is now proved was once imagined.

What is now proved was once imagined.

He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

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.

My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping...

My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping...

No man is useless while he has a friend.

No man is useless while he has a friend.

Strangers are just friends I haven't met yet.

Strangers are just friends I haven't met yet.

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment