Quote by William Blake
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of

Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. – William Blake

Other quotes by William Blake

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish. – William Blake

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Music
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If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite.
For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro narrow chinks of his cavern. – William Blake

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Perception
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I think I like big issues, but I dont believe in God or religion. – Damien Hirst

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It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it. – G.K. Chesterton

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Religion

The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion. – Lytton Strachey

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I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. – Richard Dawkins

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It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within ones own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled. – Buddha

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Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy. – Edmund Burke

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Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet. – Andy Warhol

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Hollywoods a very weird place. I think theres less of everything except for attitude. – Dean Cain

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