He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. – William Blake
Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed. – William Blake
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. – William Blake
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose. – William Blake
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
In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. – William Blake
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in their way. – William Blake
When I tell any truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. – William Blake
Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street. – William Blake
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. – William Blake
It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God alone. – William Blake
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. – William Blake
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. – William Blake
