Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth is better than fun, and happiness is better than mirth.
William Blake
Fun, Mirth, Happiness, Moderation, Philosophical Insight, Life Wisdom
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More William Blake Quotes
“O why was I born with a different face? Why was I not born like the rest of my race?” William Blake
Individuality, Conformity, Existential Question, Philosophical Lament, Social Critique, Personal Identity
William Blake Individuality, Conformity, Existential Question, Philosophical Lament, Social Critique, Personal Identity“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.” William Blake
Courage, Cunning, Weakness, Philosophical Observation, Human Nature, Moral Insight
William Blake Courage, Cunning, Weakness, Philosophical Observation, Human Nature, Moral Insight“Nothing is real beyond imaginative patterns men make of reality.” William Blake
Imagination, Reality, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Epistemological Claim, Creative Power
William Blake Imagination, Reality, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Epistemological Claim, Creative Power“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.” William Blake
Nature, Human Relations, Instinct, Philosophical Insight, Poetic Metaphor, Social Observation
William Blake Nature, Human Relations, Instinct, Philosophical Insight, Poetic Metaphor, Social Observation“I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.” William Blake
Anger, Communication, Friendship, Enmity, Psychological Insight, Poetic Wisdom
William Blake Anger, Communication, Friendship, Enmity, Psychological Insight, Poetic Wisdom“Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore.” William Blake
Humanity, Divinity, Self-worship, Philosophical Advice, Spiritual Insight, Poetic Instruction
William Blake Humanity, Divinity, Self-worship, Philosophical Advice, Spiritual Insight, Poetic Instruction“Then cherish pity, lest you drive an angel from your door.” William Blake
Compassion, Divinity, Hospitality, Philosophical Advice, Spiritual Warning, Poetic Metaphor
William Blake Compassion, Divinity, Hospitality, Philosophical Advice, Spiritual Warning, Poetic Metaphor“More! More! is the cry of a mistaken soul.” William Blake
Desire, Excess, Mistake, Philosophical Critique, Spiritual Insight, Human Nature
William Blake Desire, Excess, Mistake, Philosophical Critique, Spiritual Insight, Human Nature“Everything that lives, lives not alone, nor for itself.” William Blake
Interconnectedness, Purpose, Nature, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Wisdom, Ecological Observation
William Blake Interconnectedness, Purpose, Nature, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Wisdom, Ecological Observation“I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.” William Blake
Determination, Struggle, Activism, Philosophical Insight, Personal Commitment, Poetic Declaration
William Blake Determination, Struggle, Activism, Philosophical Insight, Personal Commitment, Poetic Declaration“What is now proved was once only imagined.” William Blake
Imagination, Proof, Knowledge, Philosophical Insight, Creative Vision, Historical Perspective
William Blake Imagination, Proof, Knowledge, Philosophical Insight, Creative Vision, Historical Perspective“It is the greatest of crimes to depress true art and science.” William Blake
Art, Science, Oppression, Philosophical Critique, Cultural Commentary, Moral Insight
William Blake Art, Science, Oppression, Philosophical Critique, Cultural Commentary, Moral Insight“Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.” William Blake
Body, Soul, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Unity, Sensory Experience
William Blake Body, Soul, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Unity, Sensory Experience“On no other ground Can I sow my seed Without tearing up Some stinking weed.” William Blake
Growth, Destruction, Renewal, Philosophical Metaphor, Poetic Imagery, Moral Necessity
William Blake Growth, Destruction, Renewal, Philosophical Metaphor, Poetic Imagery, Moral Necessity“The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations.” William Blake
Time, Change, Duty, Philosophical Observation, Poetic Imagery, Existential Insight
William Blake Time, Change, Duty, Philosophical Observation, Poetic Imagery, Existential Insight“Exuberance is beauty.” William Blake
Exuberance, Beauty, Philosophy, Artistic Expression, Emotional Insight, Poetic Statement
William Blake Exuberance, Beauty, Philosophy, Artistic Expression, Emotional Insight, Poetic Statement“He who makes his law a curse, by his own law shall surely die.” William Blake
Law, Morality, Consequences, Philosophical Insight, Poetic Justice, Spiritual Warning
William Blake Law, Morality, Consequences, Philosophical Insight, Poetic Justice, Spiritual Warning“Desperate remorse swallows the present in a quenchless rage.” William Blake
Regret, Emotion, Time, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Struggle, Poetic Imagery
William Blake Regret, Emotion, Time, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Struggle, Poetic Imagery“O Winter! bar thine adamantine doors: The north is thine; there hast thou build thy dark, Deep-founded habitation. Shake not thy roofs, Nor bend thy pillars with thine iron car.” William Blake
Nature, Season, Power, Philosophical Invocation, Poetic Imagery, Mythological Allusion
William Blake Nature, Season, Power, Philosophical Invocation, Poetic Imagery, Mythological Allusion“The human mind cannot go beyond the gift of God, the Holy Ghost. To suppose that art can go beyond the finest specimens of art that are now in the world is not knowing what art is; it is being blind to the gifts of the spirit.” William Blake
Art, Divinity, Limitation, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Gift, Creative Boundary
William Blake Art, Divinity, Limitation, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Gift, Creative Boundary