What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride! William Blake on religion
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. William Blake on religion
Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief? William Blake on sad
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 on science
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. William Blake on science
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 on science
Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps. William Blake on sympathy
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. William Blake on thankful
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. William Blake on time
Eternity is in love with the productions of time. William Blake on time
Travelers repose and dream among my leaves. William Blake on travel
The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist. William Blake on travel
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. William Blake on truth
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. William Blake on truth
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. William Blake on wisdom
What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children. William Blake on wisdom
The hours of folly are measured by the clock but of wisdom, no clock can measure. William Blake on wisdom
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. William Blake on thanksgiving
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. God is Jesus. William Blake on art