Quotes by William Blake

“Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Times swiftness/ Which is the swiftest of all things: all were eternal torment.”

“When i tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.”

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

“The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.”

“I must create a system, or be enslaved by another mans. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.”

“Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.”

“If a thing loves, it is infinite.”

“Art is the Tree of Life, Science is the Tree of Death.”