William Blake Quotes

The Foundation of Empire is Art & Science Remove them or Degrade them & the Empire is No More — Empire follows Art & Not Vice Versa as Englishmen suppose.

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

How can a bird that is born for joy
Sit in a cage and sing?

I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.

When nations grow old,
the Arts grow cold,
And Commerce settles on every tree:
And the poor and the old
Can live upon gold,
For all are born poor. Aged sixty-three.

He who sees the Infinite in all things sees God. He who sees the Ratio only sees himself only.

Active evil is better than passive good

There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

What is Grand is necessarily obscure to Weak men. That which can be made Explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.

The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow.

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life and bid thee feed
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly bright.

Art is the tree of life.
SCIENCE is the Tree of DEATH ART is the Tree of LIFEGOD is JESUS

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion

Prisons are built with stones of law; brothels with bricks of religion.