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

Quote by William Blake

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The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others...

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others...

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

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

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.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Exuberance is beauty.

Exuberance is beauty.

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

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

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

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...

The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into...

The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into...

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...

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

For Mercy has a human heart, Pity, a human face, And Love, the human form...

For Mercy has a human heart, Pity, a human face, And Love, the human form...

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 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...

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's...

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's...

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...

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...

Eternity is in love with the productions of time.

Eternity is in love with the productions of time.