A Quote by William Blake

The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for the eye of man.

William Blake

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Destructive Eternity Eye Great Howling Lions Man Portions Raging Roaring Sea Stormy Sword Too Wolves

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William Blake
English - Poet
November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827

Great truths are portions of the soul of man; Great souls are portions of eternity.

James Russell Lowell

The naked women's body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.

William Blake

As o'er the stormy sea of human Life We sail, until our anchor'd spirits rest In the far haven of Eternity.

Robert Montgomery

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free, and ending just where it began.

William Hazlitt

What did I tell you, Mr. Pippin?' said Sam, sheathing his sword. 'Wolves won't get him. That was an eye-opener, and no mistake! Nearly singed the hair off my head!

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is too horrible, eternity is too long that we should putter around on the porch of eternity.

John Piper

It's exciting to hear lions roaring deeply at 11 P. M. at night. It's mad.

Emma Weymouth

All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel. ...Think about it. There's escaping from the wolves, fighting the wolves, capturing the wolves, taming the wolves. Being thrown to the wolves, or throwing others to the wolves so the wolves will eat them instead of you. Running with the wolf pack. Turning into a wolf. Best of all, turning into the head wolf. No other decent stories exist.

Margaret Atwood

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

John Gay

Wolves together stand howling soft and loud at light, singing family songs.

Sue Thoele

At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists.

Polly Horvath

We admire predators - panthers, lions, tigers, even wolves. Maybe to be naturally thoughtful and hesitant to use violence is to be somehow second rate. To be in the middle of the social food chain. Especially if you're a man. This society thinks real men are violent.

Marge Piercy

And over your unconsecrated head you'll hear the howling wolves lament their fate and yours the livelong year.

Charles Baudelaire

Eternity shall be at once a great eye-opener and a great mouth-shutter.

Jim Elliot

Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man; the power that crosses the white sea, driven by the stormy wind, making a path under surges that threaten to engulf him.