English - Poet | November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827
What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride!
William Blake
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It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
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Exuberance is beauty.
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You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
EnoughYouKnowMoreNeverThan
Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?
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Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.
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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
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A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
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The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
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It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.
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The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
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