When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

Quote by William Blake

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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.

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

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

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.

Beats all the lies you can invent.

Beats all the lies you can invent.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

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...

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.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

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.

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...

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

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

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend

Every harlot was a virgin once.

Every harlot was a virgin once.

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.

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 a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what...

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what...

I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I...

I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I...

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their...

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their...

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the...

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the...