He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; General good is the… — William Blake

He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer: For art and science cannot exist but in the minutely organized particulars.

Jerusalem · 1820
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Blake, William. "Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008, ch. 3, plate 55, I. 60.
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Blake, William. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. London, c. 1820, ch. 3, plate 55, I. 60.

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