He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy But he who… — Quoted

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“He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.”

William Blake · Life

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William Blake

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish.

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Eternity is in love with the productions of time.

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The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal the good one really does.

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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.

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