Summary: <p>Listen to episode 132 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Proverbs, Poetry, Wisdom & Genius. Adapted from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” by William Blake.</p><br> <p><strong>Literary Podcast Excerpt</strong>: As I was walking among the fires of hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius (which to Angels look like torment and insanity), I collected some of their proverbs: thinking that as the sayings used in a nation, mark its character, so the Proverbs of Hell, show the nature of Infernal wisdom better than any description of buildings or garments.</p><br> <p>How do you know but ev'ry Bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos'd by your senses five?</p><br> <p>In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.</p><br> <p>Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.</p><br> <p>The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.</p><br> <p>Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.</p><br> <p>Those who desire but act not, breed pestilence.</p><br> <p>The cut worm forgives the plow.</p><br> <p>Dip those in the river who love water.</p><br> <p>A fool sees not the same tree that a wise person sees.</p><br> <p>Those whose face gives no light, shall never become a star....</p><br> <p><strong>Related Literary Podcasts:</strong></p><br> <p><a title="Omar Khayyam" href="http://podcast.livinghour.org/e/how-to-drink-wine-carpe-diem-omar-khayyam/">How to Drink Wine</a></p><br> <p><a title="Inspirational Quotes" href="http://podcast.livinghour.org/e/inspirational-quotes-meditations-on-life/">The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius</a></p>
