“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“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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“If a man owns land, the land owns him.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to thee, look on his mouth.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Fear always springs from ignorance.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source