“Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.”
William Blake
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Primary source)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-93) is William Blake’s radical exploration of the interplay between good and evil, reason and energy, and the constraints of conventional morality. Written as a series of aphorisms, proverbs, and visions, the work challenges the dualistic thinking of Blake’s era, particularly the rigid moral and religious frameworks imposed by institutions like the Church.
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“Think in the morning, act in the noon, eat in the evening, sleep in the night.”
— William Blake Primary source“It is easier to forgive an Enemy than to forgive a Friend.”
— William Blake Primary source“A Truth thats told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent.”
“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”
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“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“Let him think I am more man than I am and I will be so.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source