“100+ Best William Blake Quotes” is a compilation of profound and visionary quotes from the influential English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake. With over a hundred thought-provoking quotes, this collection showcases Blake’s unique perspective on life, spirituality, and creativity. Each quote is a glimpse into the mind of a visionary artist, offering insight into his deep philosophical and artistic thoughts. Whether you’re a literature enthusiast or simply appreciate profound wisdom, this anthology provides a rich source of inspiration and contemplation through the words of one of the greatest Romantic poets and artists in history.
William Blake Quotes
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
The true method of knowledge is experiment.
I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
The imagination is not a state; it is the human existence itself.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
Innocence dwells with wisdom, but never with ignorance.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.
He who has suffered you to impose on him knows you.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Without contraries, there is no progression.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
To generalize is to be an idiot.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest..
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
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.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
The minute particulars are more important than the general and the universal.
He who binds to himself a joy does the winged life destroy; but he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in eternity’s sunrise.
The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.
Excessive sorrow laughs; excessive joy weeps.
Without contraries, there is no progression.
To be in a passion you good may do, but no good if a passion is in you.
The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar’s laurel crown.
To generalize is to be an idiot.
When nations grow old, the arts grow cold, and commerce settles on every tree.
A dog starved at his master’s gate predicts the ruin of the state.
If a thing loves, it is infinite.
The eye altering, alters all.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
He who has imagination without learning has wings and no feet.
I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The vision of Christ that thou dost see is my vision’s greatest enemy.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
To create a little flower is the labour of ages.
The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
What is now proved was once only imagined.
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
Prisons are built with stones of law, brothels with bricks of religion.
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Man has no Body distinct from his Soul, for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa.
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
What is now proved was once only imagined.
The truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s.
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.
Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
Innocence dwells with wisdom, but never with ignorance.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Without contraries, there is no progression.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The minute particulars are more important than the general and the universal.
He who binds to himself a joy does the winged life destroy; but he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in eternity’s sunrise.
The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.
Excessive sorrow laughs; excessive joy weeps.
Without contraries, there is no progression.
To be in a passion you good may do, but no good if a passion is in you.
The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar’s laurel crown.
To generalize is to be an idiot.
When nations grow old, the arts grow cold, and commerce settles on every tree.
A dog starved at his master’s gate predicts the ruin of the state.
If a thing loves, it is infinite.
The eye altering, alters all.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
He who has imagination without learning has wings and no feet.
I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The vision of Christ that thou dost see is my vision’s greatest enemy.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
To create a little flower is the labour of ages.
The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
What is now proved was once only imagined.
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
Prisons are built with stones of law, brothels with bricks of religion.
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Man has no Body distinct from his Soul, for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa.
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
What is now proved was once only imagined.
The truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s.
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.
Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
Innocence dwells with wisdom, but never with ignorance.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Without contraries, there is no progression.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The minute particulars are more important than the general and the universal.
He who binds to himself a joy does the winged life destroy; but he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in eternity’s sunrise.
The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.
Excessive sorrow laughs; excessive joy weeps.
Without contraries, there is no progression.
To be in a passion you good may do, but no good if a passion is in you.
The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar’s laurel crown.
To generalize is to be an idiot.
When nations grow old, the arts grow cold, and commerce settles on every tree.
A dog starved at his master’s gate predicts the ruin of the state.
If a thing loves, it is infinite.
The eye altering, alters all.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
He who has imagination without learning has wings and no feet.
I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The vision of Christ that thou dost see is my vision’s greatest enemy.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
To create a little flower is the labour of ages.
The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
