William Blake – Page 2 – Purpee Quotes

“To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes.”

— William Blake

Author: William Blake
Category: money
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He who would do good to another

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2011 by admin

“He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.”

— William Blake

Author: William Blake
Category: art
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Great things are done when men and

Posted on January 17, 2016January 17, 2011 by admin

“Great things are done when men and mountains meet.”

— William Blake

Author: William Blake
Category: men
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Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.

Posted on September 17, 2015September 17, 2010 by admin

“Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.”

— William Blake

Author: William Blake
Category: sympathy
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The foundation of empire is art and

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2010 by admin

“The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.”

— William Blake

Author: William Blake
Category: science
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The True method of knowledge is experiment.

Posted on August 30, 2015August 30, 2010 by admin

“The true method of knowledge is experiment.”

— William Blake

Author: William Blake
Category: knowledge
Tags: knowledge, William Blake