Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
William BlakeRead
The true method of knowledge is experiment.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Knowledge is best gained through experimentation and experience.
William Blakeβs quote suggests that the most authentic way to acquire knowledge is through hands-on experience and practical experimentation. Rather than solely relying on theoretical learning or secondhand information, individuals should engage with the world directly to truly understand it. This approach emphasizes the value of learning from one's own experiences, trials, and errors in the quest for knowledge.
Themes
KnowledgeExperimentLearningWisdomExperience
In practice
Example use cases
A teacher might use this quote to emphasize the importance of hands-on projects in the classroom.
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
Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.
Guru NanakRead
Whoever travels without a guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey.
RumiRead
You're afraid of imagination and even more afraid of dreams. Afraid of the resposibility that begins in dreams. But you have to sleep and dreams are a part of sleep. When you're awake you can suppress imagination but you can't supress dreams.
Haruki MurakamiRead
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
Mark TwainRead
If any successes has come to me, it came because I insisted on thinking things through. That's all I was capable of doing in life, was thinking pretty hard about trying to get the right answer, and then acting on it. I never learned to do anything else.
Charlie MungerRead
In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.
Margaret J. WheatleyRead