Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
William BlakeRead
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Emotional experience can teach us more than formal education.
This quote suggests that intense emotions, represented by 'the tigers of wrath,' possess a depth of understanding that surpasses that of traditional educational means, symbolized by 'the horses of instruction.' It emphasizes the idea that our passionate experiences and feelings can often lead to deeper insights and wisdom than what is learned through structured learning alone.
Themes
WrathWisdomEmotionExperienceEducation
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about learning from life's challenges.
More from William Blake
All quotes βIn seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
William BlakeRead
O thou who passest through our valleys in Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat That flames from their large nostrils! Thou, O Summer, Oft pitchest here thy golden tent, and oft Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we beheld With joy thy ruddy limbs and flourishing hair.
William BlakeRead
Every Night and every Morn Some to Misery are born. Every Morn and every Night Some are born to Sweet Delight, Some are born to Endless Night.
William BlakeRead
As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
William BlakeRead
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
William BlakeRead
Similar quotes
What we get from each moment depends on the attention we give it, and the quality of our experience reflects the quality of our awareness.
Roger N. WalshRead
All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.
Duke Of WellingtonRead
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. The person sitting in the shade now should be grateful for the person who planted and tended that tree. That includes all those benefactors of humanity throughout history that created, invented, financed, produced, maintained and improved all that we enjoy today.
Warren BuffettRead
I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.
Daniel J. BoorstinRead
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.
Robert J. ShillerRead
Those who tread among serpents, and along a tortuous path, must use the cunning of the serpent.
Thomas BecketRead