William Blake
William Blake
William Blakewas an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic works have been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 November 1757
Where others see but the dawn coming over the hill, I see the soul of God shouting for joy.
I cry, Love! Love! Love! happy happy Love! free as the mountain wind!
He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is better, especially when it comes to saving life, or some pain!
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand.
Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.
More! More! is the cry of a mistaken soul.
To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower.
The voice of honest indignation is the voice of God.
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
We are here to learn to endure the beams of love
A dog starved at his master's gate Predicts the ruin of the state.
As we are, so we see.