Man was made for joy and woe, and when this we rightly know through th…

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Man was made for joy and woe, and when this we rightly know through the world we safely go. Joy and woe are woven fine, a clothing for the soul to bind. ✨ Auguries of Innocence. Poem by William Blake, 1803.
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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? ✨ 'The Book of Thel' (1789) plate i 'Thel's Motto'
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. ✨ William Blake, Michael Mason (1998). Selected Poetry, p.77, Oxford University Press, USA
What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. … ▶
How do you know but ev’ry Bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your senses five? ✨ William Blake (1975). The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, p.51, Oxford Paperbacks
Pay attention to minute particulars. Take care of the little ones. Generalization and abstraction are the plea of the hypocrite, scoundrel, and knave.

Man was made for joy and woe, and when this we rightly know through the world we safely go. Joy and woe are woven fine, a clothing for the soul to bind. ✨ Auguries of Innocence. Poem by William Blake, 1803.

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