The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom… - William Blake

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The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.

William Blake

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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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This life's dim windows of the soul
Distorts the heavens from pole to pole
And leads you to believe a lie
When you see with, not through, the eye.

My mother groan'd! my father wept.
Into the dangerous world I leapt:
Helpless, naked, piping loud:
Like a fiend hid in a cloud.

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

The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure. - William Blake

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