About William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What he called his "prophetic works" were said by the...
More quotations from William Blake
When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.
More quotations tagged with “desire”
Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.
When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
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