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William Blake Quotes: Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.
         

Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.


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To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.



In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.



If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.



The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.



He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.



The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.



Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.



And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.



Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.



Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.





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You're just a coward, like all those who stand behind the suffering of others.

You're just a coward, like all those who stand behind the suffering of others.



If differences can be hidden, perhaps there aren't differences at all

If differences can be hidden, perhaps there aren't differences at all



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A goal without a plan is only a dream.



What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse.

What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse.



Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.

Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.



Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.

Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.



With his eyes and those hands there won't be a woman safe in all the world when he starts hunting after the ladies.' 'Courting, dear,' my father corrected gently. 'Semantics,' she shrugged.

With his eyes and those hands there won't be a woman safe in all the world when he starts hunting after the ladies.' 'Courting, dear,' my father corrected gently. 'Semantics,' she shrugged.




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This page presents the quote "Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.". Author of this quote is William Blake. This quote is about torment, time, swiftness, eternity, all things, eternal, mercy,.