And I made a rural pen

Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Songs of Innocence (1789–1790), Introduction, st. 5.

English (original)

And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear.

— William Blake

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

The true method of knowledge is experiment.

Art is the tree of life. SCIENCE is the Tree of DEATH ART is the Tree of LIFEGOD is JESUS

There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more.

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 Love in a golden bowl?