William Blake

Poet, Painter

William Blake was an English poet and artist known for his visionary works, including 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience,' which explore profound themes of imagination and humanity.

Born
November 28, 1757
Died
August 12, 1827
Quotes
466
Rank
#61

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"Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed."

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"How have you left the ancient love That bards of old enjoyed in you! The languid strings do scarcely move! The sound is forced, the notes are few!"

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"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."

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"My mother groaned, my father wept, into the dangerous world I leapt."

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"For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life."

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"The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled."

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"The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure."

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"Each man is haunted until his humanity awakens."

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"The naked women's body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man."

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"Without Unceasing Practice nothing can be done. Practice is Art. If you leave off you are lost."

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"Mans desires are limited by his perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceived."

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"Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow."

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"Love seeketh only self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another's loss of ease, And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite."

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