Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic

How to live Days

Author

William Blake

Source

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Medium

Poem

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1794 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "Proverbs of Hell." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

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Another quote by William Blake

If you trap the moment before it's ripe,
The tears of repentance you'll certainly wipe;
But if once you let the ripe moment go
You can never wipe off the tears of woe.

William Blake

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Topic
Missed opportunities Timing

Author

William Blake
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1792.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "If you trap the moment before its ripe." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Another quote from the 1790s

The best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of Love.

William Wordsworth

Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

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Topic
Serving others Loving others The little things

Author

William Wordsworth
Source
Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1798 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. and A. Arch, 1798, I. 33.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 33.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong.

The Sandlot

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Heroes Facing one's fears Going for it Taking risks
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The Babe
Actor
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Source
The Sandlot
Medium
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Genre
Coming of age (film) Sports (film) Coming of age Sports
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1993 1990s 20th century
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Citation

The Sandlot. Directed by David Mickey Evans, Island World, 1993.