He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Quote by William Blake

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Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.

Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

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...

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

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

The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled.

The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled.

The eye altering, alters all

The eye altering, alters all

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were...

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were...

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the...

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the...

To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower...

To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower...

The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the...

The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the...

Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.

Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.

You've always had the power right there in your shoes, you just had to learn...

You've always had the power right there in your shoes, you just had to learn...

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps.

The bird a nest the spider a web the human friendship

The bird a nest the spider a web the human friendship

Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion...

Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion...

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

If a thing loves, it is infinite.

The actual infinite arises in three contexts: first when it is realized in the most...

The actual infinite arises in three contexts: first when it is realized in the most...

A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in...

A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in...

What I assert and believe to have demonstrated in this and earlier works is that...

What I assert and believe to have demonstrated in this and earlier works is that...

Love is friendship set to music.

Love is friendship set to music.