A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for Joy and Woe;
And when this we rightly know,
Thro' the World we safely go,
Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.
-- William Blake (1757-1827), Auguries of Innocence, 53
Beats all the lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for Joy and Woe;
And when this we rightly know,
Thro' the World we safely go,
Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.
-- William Blake (1757-1827), Auguries of Innocence, 53
Related:
- A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.
William... - This world is all a fleeting show,
For man's illusion given;
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine... - Thus hand in hand through life we 'll go;
Its checker'd paths of joy and woe
With cautious steps we 'll tread.
Nathaniel Cotton (1707-1788) -- The Fireside, Stanza... - Somewhere", said Father Vittorini, "did Blake not speak of the
Machineries of Joy?
That is, did not God promote environments, then intimidate... - Somewhere", said Father Vittorini, "did Blake not speak of the
Machineries of Joy?
That is, did not God promote environments, then intimidate... - Nor peace nor ease the heart can know
Which, like the needle true,
Turns at the touch of joy or woe, But turning, trembles... - The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love; The taint of earth,
the odor of the skies is in it. --...
