--- title: "18 Ifs Quotes By William Blake" description: "18 Ifs quotes by William Blake. Plus more from William Blake and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/william-blake-397_cunning_if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-wo_1696747.jpg" --- > [If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-would-be-cunning/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/william-blake-397_cunning_if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-wo_1696747.jpg) > [If others had not been foolish, we should be so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-others-had-not-been-foolish-we-should-be-so/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/william-blake-397_folly_if-others-had-not-been-foolish-we-should_1729751.jpg) > [If you have formed a circle to go into,Go into it yourself and see how you would do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-have-formed-a-circle-to-go-into-go-into-it-yourself-and-see/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/william-blake-397_circle_if-you-have-formed-a-circle-to-go-into-g_2930355.jpg) > [Without Unceasing Practice nothing can be done. Practice is Art. If you leave off you are lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/without-unceasing-practice-nothing-can-be-done-practice-is-art-if-you/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/william-blake-397_art_without-unceasing-practice-nothing-can-b_2596561.jpg) > [If Christianity was morality, Socrates would be the Saviour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-christianity-was-morality-socrates-would-be-the-saviour/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/william-blake-397_character_if-christianity-was-morality-socrates-wo_2979523.jpg) > [If you would help another man, you must do so in minute particulars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-would-help-another-man-you-must-do-so-in-minute-particulars/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/william-blake-397_another-man_if-you-would-help-another-man-you-must-d_1711645.jpg) > [If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-have-form-d-a-circle-to-go-into-go-into-it-yourself-and-see/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/william-blake-397_cease_if-you-have-form-d-a-circle-to-go-into-g_1649508.jpg) > [My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/my-mother-bore-me-in-the-southern-wild-and-i-am-black-but-o-my-soul/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/william-blake-397_angel_my-mother-bore-me-in-the-southern-wild-a_203780.jpg) > [If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-the-doors-of-perception-were-cleansed-everything-would-appear-to/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/william-blake-397_all-things_if-the-doors-of-perception-were-cleansed_892047.jpg) > [If you cannot imagine with the mind's eye much more than you can see with the mortal eye, you have a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-cannot-imagine-with-the-mind-s-eye-much-more-than-you-can-see/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/william-blake-397_eye_if-you-cannot-imagine-with-the-mind-s-ey_716597.jpg) > [Love is weak when there is more doubt than there is trust, but love is most strong when you learn to trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/love-is-weak-when-there-is-more-doubt-than-there-is-trust-but-love-is/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/william-blake-397_doubt_love-is-weak-when-there-is-more-doubt-th_75392.jpg) > [If you trap the moment before it's ripe, The tears of repentence you'll certainly wipe; But if once you let the ripe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-trap-the-moment-before-it-s-ripe-the-tears-of-repentence-you/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/william-blake-397_ifs_if-you-trap-the-moment-before-it-s-ripe_2420459.jpg) > [Since all the riches of this world May be gifts from the Devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipp'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/since-all-the-riches-of-this-world-may-be-gifts-from-the-devil-and/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/william-blake-397_devil_since-all-the-riches-of-this-world-may-b_1168167.jpg) > [But if at church they would give some ale. And a pleasant fire our souls to regale. We'd sing and we'd pray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/but-if-at-church-they-would-give-some-ale-and-a-pleasant-fire-our/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/william-blake-397_ale_but-if-at-church-they-would-give-some-al_513934.jpg) > [The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/the-inquiry-in-england-is-not-whether-a-man-has-talents-and-genius/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/william-blake-397_art_the-inquiry-in-england-is-not-whether-a_1098976.jpg) > [If you, who are organised by Divine Providence for spiritual communion, refuse, and bury your talent in the earth, even though you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-who-are-organised-by-divine-providence-for-spiritual-communion/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/william-blake-397_after-death_if-you-who-are-organised-by-divine-provi_1691851.jpg) > [Some say that happiness is not good for mortals, & they ought to be answered that sorrow is not fit for immortals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/some-say-that-happiness-is-not-good-for-mortals-they-ought-to-be/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/william-blake-397_bears_some-say-that-happiness-is-not-good-for_942597.jpg) > [Degrade first the Arts if you'd Mankind Degrade. Hire Idiots to Paint with cold light & hot shade: Give high Price for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/degrade-first-the-arts-if-you-d-mankind-degrade-hire-idiots-to-paint/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/william-blake-397_art_degrade-first-the-arts-if-you-d-mankind_2064111.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/poetry-fettered-fetters-the-human-race-nations-are-destroyed-or/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Where any view of money exists, art cannot be carried on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/where-any-view-of-money-exists-art-cannot-be-carried-on/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [God only acts and is, in existing beings or men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/god-only-acts-and-is-in-existing-beings-or-men/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Kill not the moth nor butterfly, For the Last Judgement draweth nigh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/kill-not-the-moth-nor-butterfly-for-the-last-judgement-draweth-nigh/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after death of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/the-world-of-imagination-is-the-world-of-eternity-it-is-the-divine/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/imagination-is-the-real-and-eternal-world-of-which-this-vegetable/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Painters are noted for being dissipated and wild.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/painters-are-noted-for-being-dissipated-and-wild/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/time-is-the-mercy-of-eternity-without-time-s-swiftness-which-is-the/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/the-difference-between-a-bad-artist-and-a-good-one-is-the-bad-artist/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Cruelty has a human heart, and jealousy a human face. Terror, the human form divine, And secrecy, the human dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/cruelty-has-a-human-heart-and-jealousy-a-human-face-terror-the-human/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [A dead body revenges not injuries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/a-dead-body-revenges-not-injuries/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/those-who-restrain-desire-do-so-because-theirs-is-weak-enough-to-be/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [To generalize is to be an idiot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/to-generalize-is-to-be-an-idiot/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [THE POISON TREE I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/the-poison-tree-i-was-angry-with-my-friend-i-told-my-wrath-my-wrath/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) > [The bird a nest the spider a web the human friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/the-bird-a-nest-the-spider-a-web-the-human-friendship/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/william-blake/#itemlist", "name": "18 Ifs Quotes By William Blake", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Blake" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-would-be-cunning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/william-blake-397_cunning_if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-wo_1696747.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/william-blake-397_cunning_if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-wo_1696747.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/william-blake-397_cunning_if-the-lion-was-advised-by-the-fox-he-wo_1696747.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.” — William Blake", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If others had not been foolish, we should be so.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Blake" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-others-had-not-been-foolish-we-should-be-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/william-blake-397_folly_if-others-had-not-been-foolish-we-should_1729751.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/william-blake-397_folly_if-others-had-not-been-foolish-we-should_1729751.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/william-blake-397_folly_if-others-had-not-been-foolish-we-should_1729751.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If others had not been foolish, we should be so.” — William Blake", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you have formed a circle to go into,Go into it yourself and see how you would do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Blake" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/if-you-have-formed-a-circle-to-go-into-go-into-it-yourself-and-see/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/william-blake-397_circle_if-you-have-formed-a-circle-to-go-into-g_2930355.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/william-blake-397_circle_if-you-have-formed-a-circle-to-go-into-g_2930355.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/william-blake-397_circle_if-you-have-formed-a-circle-to-go-into-g_2930355.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you have formed a circle to go into,Go into it yourself and see how you would do.” — William Blake", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Without Unceasing Practice nothing can be done. 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