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Desire Quotes by William Blake
- Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
- He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
- Abstinence sows sand all over The ruddy limbs and flaming hair, But desire gratified Plants fruits of life and beauty there.
- Bring me my bow of burning gold: Bring me my arrows of desire: Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of…
- What is it men in women do require: The lineaments of gratified desire. What is it women do in men require: The lineaments of gratified…
- Mans desires are limited by his perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceived.
- Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace, Secret joys and secret smiles, Little pretty infant wiles.
- Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
- And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds and binding with briars my joys and desires. (from 'The Garden of Love')
- Jerusalem (1804) And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green And was the holy lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures…
- Ah, sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun, Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveller's journey is done; Where…
- Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
- Better murder an infant in its cradle than nurse an unacted desire.
More Desire Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
- All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire… — Aristotle
- Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. — Richard Bach