Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
William BlakeRead
He who replies to words of doubt doth put the light of knowledge out.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Responding to doubt can extinguish understanding and clarity.
William Blake emphasizes that responding to skepticism or doubt can lead to a loss of knowledge and truth. By engaging with negativity instead of seeking enlightenment, one may diminish the clarity that knowledge brings, ultimately undermining oneβs understanding and growth.
Themes
KnowledgeDoubtUnderstandingIgnoranceWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the importance of knowledge in personal development.
More from William Blake
All quotes βIn seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
William BlakeRead
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.
William BlakeRead
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.
William BlakeRead
As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
William BlakeRead
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
William BlakeRead
Similar quotes
The trouble with putting armor on is that, while it protects you from pain, it also protects you from pleasure.
Celeste HolmRead
We lift ourselves by our thought, we climb upon our vision of ourselves. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always, everywhere - your ideal of what you long to attain - the ideal of health, efficiency, success.
Orison Swett MardenRead
The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.
Jamie Lee CurtisRead
By the age of forty, a man is responsible for his face. And his fate.
Edward AbbeyRead
There's a difference [between taking a charge and flopping]. We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. That's kind of like, where are your balls at?
Kobe BryantRead
I can at any moment convert my time into money, but I do not require more of the latter than is sufficient for necessary purposes.
Michael FaradayRead