William Blake
William Blake
William Blakewas an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic works have been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 November 1757
Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
He who sees the Infinite in all things sees God.
You become what you behold.
A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage.
Life delights in life.
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.
Expect poison from the standing water.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
To the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.
Exuberance is beauty.
I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.
The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
One thought fills immensity.
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.