J. P. Blake Quotes

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

Pay attention to minute particulars. Take care of the little ones. Generalization and abstraction are the plea of the hypocrite, scoundrel, and knave.

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.

I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there, take your vows, and be married to them for the rest of your life.

The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.

When things go wrong or dont turn out the way you pictured them in your head, you just have to go with the best intentions defense. I have a lot of good intentions.

Man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.

Knowledge is Life with wings

And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification

When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinite.

Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.

To some people a tree is something so incredibly beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes. To others it is just a green thing that stands in the way.

He who wants, but doesn't act, is a pest.

I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe.

Eternity is in love with the productions of time.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thru chinks of his cavern.

I don't have any bad habits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me.

Each man must create his own system or else he is a slave to another mans

One Power alone makes a Poet: Imagination. The Divine Vision.

One thought fills immensity.

I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake.

All I can do is share what I'm thinking - and learn from others.

Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.

Bring me my bow of burning gold: Bring me my arrows of desire: Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire.

No matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show up in person.

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.

We're all born feeling perfect until somebody tells us we're not. So there's nothing I can teach my daughter. She already has all of it. The only thing I can do is protect what she already feels.

Anytime that the Arizona Cardinals play football, I scream at the top of my lungs at the television. And I have certain dances that I do.

He who sees the Infinite in all things sees God.

If I have one, I'll have thirteen. No, there ain't no in-betwee. Cuz the more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink.

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?

Kill not the moth nor butterfly, For the Last Judgement draweth nigh.

Since all the riches of this world May be gifts from the Devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipp'd the Devil If I thank'd my God for worldly things.

The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick. The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy, And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.

The Man who never in his Mind & Thoughts travel'd to Heaven Is No Artist.

For me, I really feel like a character when I look like them.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

If you have formed a circle to go into,Go into it yourself and see how you would do.

Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death.

Expect poison from the standing water.

Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace, Secret joys and secret smiles, Little pretty infant wiles.

The fox condemns the trap, not himself.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree

Don't waste your time lookin' over your shoulder; those loves from the past ain't getting' no closer. When I look in my future, you're all I can see, so honey, don't go lovin' on nobody but me.

The eye altering, alters all.