Without Contraries is no Progression. Author: William Blake Copy Quote More from William Blake “The prince's robes and beggar's rags,Are toadstools on the miser's bags.A truth…” “The Holy WordThat walk'd among the ancient trees,Calling the lapsèd soul,And we…” “The busy bee has no time for sorrow.” “The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse,…”