William Blake

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"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 only."	Evil, Good, Lies
"No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings."	Miscellaneous
"Love seeketh not Itself to please, Nor for itself hath any care, But for another gives it ease, And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. "	Love
"Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake."	Art, Friends
"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings."	Miscellaneous
"And because I am happy and dance and sing, They think they have done me no injury."	Happiness, Joy, Sin
"The path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom."	Fear
"The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction."	Fear
"The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow."	Wisdom
"Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street."	Nature
"You never know what is enough, until you know what is more than enough."	Quotations
"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."	God, Truth
"I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me."	God
"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour."	Age
"I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's."	Men
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."	Men
"He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise."	Destruction, Happiness, Joy
"He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence."	Ambition, Desires, Wants
"Truth that's told with bad intent Beats all the Lies you can invent."	Age, Evil, Good
"The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship."	Friends, Men
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Art	Courage	Desires
Destruction	Evil	Fear
Forgiveness	Friends	Generosity
Glory	God	Good
Happiness	Help	Honesty
Imagination	Intentions	Joy
Lies	Life	Love
Men	Miscellaneous	Nature
Peace	Quotations	Religion
Sin	Strength	Success
Truth	Wants	Wisdom