William Blake Quotes
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
William Blake
Quotes to Explore
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The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from man's original savage nature.
Elihu Root
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I am a born antinomian. I am one of those who are made for exceptions, not for laws. But while I see that there is nothing wrong in what one does, I see that there is something wrong in what one becomes.
Oscar Wilde
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There is no amount of money, time or energy too great to spend on our children. They are our angels, our future. In failing them, we are failing ourselves.
Marianne Williamson
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Until the American majority is willing to live within its means, it can hardly force its political leaders to do so.
Oliver DeMille
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Look to the beauty of this day, miracles are all around you.
Mary Elizabeth Lease
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.
Henry Ward Beecher
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The silence of a friend commonly amounts to treachery. His not daring to say anything in our behalf implies a tacit censure.
William Hazlitt
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To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
William James
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Man is not made better by being degraded.
Dorothea Dix
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The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man.
William Graham Sumner
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As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
William Blake
