William Blake
“Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.”
“The fox condemns the trap, not himself.”
“The nakedness of woman is the work of God.”
“The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.”
“The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.”
“The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.”
“Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion.”
“Shame is Pride’s cloak.”
“Folly is the cloak of knavery.”
“If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.”
“The most sublime act is to set another before you.”
“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.”
“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom no clock can measure.”
“The busy bee has no time for sorrow.”
“Eternity is in love with the productions of time.”
“He whose face gives no light shall never become a star.”
“A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.”
“The cut worm forgives the plough.”
“Drive your cart and your plough over the bones of the dead.”
“In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”