“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“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“No man ever was glorious who was not laborious.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“Insist on yourself; never imitate.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source