Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
William BlakeRead
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand.
Interpretation
The quote suggests embracing the vastness of life and possibilities within our grasp.
William Blake's quote, 'Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,' embodies the idea that we possess the power to recognize and appreciate the limitless potential and vast experiences life has to offer. It encourages us to be mindful of the infinite possibilities that lie within our perception and choices, highlighting the importance of understanding and cherishing the complexity and beauty of existence.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing life's opportunities.
Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
O thou who passest through our valleys in Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat That flames from their large nostrils! Thou, O Summer, Oft pitchest here thy golden tent, and oft Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we beheld With joy thy ruddy limbs and flourishing hair.
Every Night and every Morn Some to Misery are born. Every Morn and every Night Some are born to Sweet Delight, Some are born to Endless Night.
As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
When I am angry, I pray God to swing our globe into the fiery sun and prevent the sorrows of the not-yet-born: but when I am content, I want to lie forever in the shade, till I become a shade myself.
Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.
The philosophy I love is very selective. It is really just the bit that is involved in a search for wisdom, and this means a short roll call of names; Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epicurus, Montaigne, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche.
Learning to weep, learning to keep vigil, learning to wait for the dawn. Perhaps this is what it means to be human.
There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model.
In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided was essential to our well-being.
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