Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement are roads of Genius.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic

Genius Incremental improvement Progress

Author

William Blake

Source

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Medium

Poem

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1793 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

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

William Blake

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Topic
Man and nature Spending time in nature Nature

Author

William Blake
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1807 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Blake, William. The Notebook of William Blake. c. 1811.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Great things are done when Men & Mountains meet." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008.

Another quote from the 1790s

Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?

William Wordsworth

Lines Written in Early Spring

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Topic
Man's cruelty to man

Author

William Wordsworth
Source
Lines Written in Early Spring
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Lament
Language
English
Time
1798 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Lines written in early spring." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. and A. Arch, 1798, st. 6.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Lines written in Early Spring." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, st. 6.

Another quote about Progress

Come Senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall.

Bob Dylan

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)

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Topic
Resistance to change Political progress Progress
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
Protest music Folk music
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

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North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un just stated that the "Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times." Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!

Donald Trump

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Topic
Nuclear weapons

Author

Donald Trump
Medium
Tweet
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2018 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

@realDonaldTrump. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" Twitter, 2 Jan. 2018, 7:49 p.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948355557022420992.