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Quote by William Blake
I see every thing I paint in this world, but everybody does not se

I see every thing I paint in this world, but everybody does not see alike. To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. – William Blake

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He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternitys sunrise. – William Blake

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Joy, Excitement
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What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. – William Blake

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Men
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Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street. – William Blake

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Nature
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