William Blake Quote

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

The bird has its nest, the spider its web, the man friendship.

William Blake

The one who feeds on repressed desires eventually rots.

William Blake

Malicious truth is worse than a lie.

William Blake

If the madman persisted in his madness, he would become wise.

William Blake

He who becomes chained to a joy, destroys a free life; but he who kisses joy as it flies, lives the dawn of eternity.

William Blake

Those who suppress desire do so because it is weak enough to be suppressed.

William Blake

I will not reason, nor compare; my task is to create.

William Blake

He who desires but does not act, breeds pestilence.

William Blake

The man whose opinion never changes is like stagnant water, and breeds reptiles in his mind.

William Blake

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

William Blake