Limitations and constraints

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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic

Elegance of nature Birds Nature Limitations and constraints Human potential

Author

William Blake

Source

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Medium

Poem

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1793 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." 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.

Limitations are really good for you. They are a stimulant. If you were told to make a drawing of a tulip using five lines, or using a hundred, you'd have to be more inventive with the five.

David Hockney

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Topic

Artistic constraints Limitations and constraints Creativity Art

Speaker

David Hockney

Source

A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney

Medium

Interview

Language

English

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Citation

Hockney, David. A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney. Thames & Hudson, 2011.