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

Quote by William Blake

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Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what...

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what...

To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a...

To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a...

If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out.

If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out.

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...

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.

I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee?...

I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee?...

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

One thought fills immensity.

One thought fills immensity.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems...

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems...

Opposition is true friendship.

Opposition is true friendship.

The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.

The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.

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

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

Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.

Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.

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

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

Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules.

Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules.

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason...

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason...

Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.

Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.

The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can...

The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can...