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“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.”
— William Blake Primary source“The true method of knowledge is experiment.”
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“Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“He that falls in love with himself, will have no rivals.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“If you would be loved, love and be lovable.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“No gains without pains.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source