1757-1827, British Poet, Painter
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.
William Blake – [Enemies]
When I tell any truth it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those who do.
William Blake – [Truth]
When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!
William Blake – [Birds]
Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence.
William Blake – [Opposites]
You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you cannot have Moral Virtue without the slavery of that half of the human race who hate what you call Moral Virtue.
William Blake – [Liberty]
You smile with pomp and rigor, you talk of benevolence and virtue; I act with benevolence and virtue and get murdered time after time.
William Blake – [Piety]
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