“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”

— William Blake, Proverbs of Hell, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790-1793

About William Blake

1757 – 1827

English poet and artist, author of "Songs of Innocence and of Experience".

“Man was made for joy and woe, and when this we rightly know through the world we safely go.”

“Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more.”

“If a thing loves, it is infinite.”

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

“Remember that all is opinion.”

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.”

“Beauty is the mark God sets upon virtue.”

“Truth also has its roof, and bed, and board.”

“Heartily know, when half-gods go, the gods arrive.”