{"id":1328,"date":"2013-09-16T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T09:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2013-09-16T09:14:27","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T09:14:27","slug":"william-blake-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=1328","title":{"rendered":"William Blake quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Speech<\/a>Blake, William (1757 – 1827), English engraver, illustrator, & poet
\n<\/span><\/b>
\nI must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s.<\/i><\/p>\n

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.<\/i><\/p>\n

If the sun and moon would ever doubt, they would surely go out.<\/i><\/p>\n

Innocence dwells with Wisdom, but never with Ignorance.<\/i><\/p>\n

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.<\/p>\n

Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you.<\/i><\/p>\n

Love seeketh not itself to please,
\n<\/i>Nor for itself hath any care,
\n<\/i>But for another gives its ease,
\n<\/i>And builds a Heaven in Hell’s despair.<\/i><\/p>\n

Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.<\/i><\/p>\n

To see a world in a Grain of Sand,
\n<\/i>And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
\n<\/i>Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
\n<\/i>And eternity in an hour.<\/i><\/p>\n

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.<\/i><\/p>\n

A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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