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

Quote by William Blake

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Shame is pride's cloak.

Shame is pride's cloak.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

What is now proved was once only imagin'd.

What is now proved was once only imagin'd.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

One thought fills immensity.

One thought fills immensity.

Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.

Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend

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.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

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.

Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

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...

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

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 glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

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

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

What is now proved was once only imagined.

What is now proved was once only imagined.

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.