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
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.
If a thing loves, it is infinite.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
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 sun rise.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity, I collected some of their Proverbs.
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
Active Evil is better than Passive Good.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
Everything to be imagined is an image of truth.
What is now proved was once only imagined.
He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.