Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity. - William Blake

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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity.

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About William Blake

William Blake (November 28 1757 – August 12 1827) was an English poet, Christian mystic, painter, printmaker, and engraver.

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Alternative Names: W. Blake • Uil'iam Bleik • Blake
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It is right it should be so:
Man was made for joy and woe;
And when this we rightly know
Through the world we safely go.
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