8 William Blake Quotes on Philosophy

William Blake quotes on philosophy

32. True superstition is ignorant honesty & this is beloved of god and man.

34. Active Evil is better than Passive Good.

45. For Mercy has a human heart, Pity, a human face, And Love, the human form divine, And Peace, the human dress.

52. Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence.

105. Pity would be no more If we did not make somebody Poor; And Mercy no more could be If all were as happy as we.

114. What is Grand is necessarily obscure to Weak men. That which can be made Explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.

136. Every night, and every morn, Some to misery are born. Every morn, and every night, Some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to endless night.

143. Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven, I oft have wished for Hell for ease from Heaven.