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Wisdom Quotes by William Blake
- You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
- The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
- To generalize is to be an idiot.
- The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
- The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
- The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
- The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
- What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought…
- The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion…
- Innocence dwells with Wisdom, but never with ignorance...
- Does the Eagle know what is in the pit Or wilt thou go ask the Mole? Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod, Or…
- When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinite.
- If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
- The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
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- The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. — Paulo Coelho