“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.”
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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“The golden age never was the present age.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“He that never eats too much, will never be lazy.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Insist on yourself; never imitate.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source