Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

Quote by William Blake

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Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the...

Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the...

What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit...

What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit...

To the eyes of a miser a guinea is far more beautiful than the sun,...

To the eyes of a miser a guinea is far more beautiful than the sun,...

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

Never pride yourself on knowledge. Remember; even a head of iceberg lettuce knows more than...

Never pride yourself on knowledge. Remember; even a head of iceberg lettuce knows more than...

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who...

He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who...

For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.

For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.

As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its...

As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its...

Mutual Forgiveness of each vice, Such are the Gates of Paradise.

Mutual Forgiveness of each vice, Such are the Gates of Paradise.

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to...

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to...

What is now proved was once only imagin'd.

What is now proved was once only imagin'd.

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy-for friendship's sake.

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy-for friendship's sake.

Children of the future Age Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time...

Children of the future Age Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time...

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is,...

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is,...

The true method of knowledge is experiment.

The true method of knowledge is experiment.

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another...

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another...

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their...

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their...

Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.

Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.

You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you...

You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you...