“A dog starv’d at his master’s gate
William Blake
Predicts the ruin of the state.”
Auguries of Innocence (Primary source)
Auguries of Innocence by William Blake is a lyrical poem from his notebook, written around 1803, that explores the profound interconnectedness of existence and the moral and spiritual consequences of human actions.
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“Think in the morning, act in the noon, eat in the evening, sleep in the night.”
— William Blake Primary source“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”
— William Blake Primary source“The true method of knowledge is experiment.”
— William Blake Primary sourceTo see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
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“It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“We must be our own [friend] before we can be another’s.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Today is yesterday’s pupil.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source