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

William Blake

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Leadership Road Wisdom
Dip him in the river who loves water.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Himself Love River Water
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is – infinite.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Appearance Forever Philosophy
Energy is eternal delight.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Enjoyment Forever
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
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Courage Deep Strong Weakness
Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.
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Born End Grief Happiness Night
If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they’d immediately go out.
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Doubt Moon Sun
To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.
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Alone Stupidity
Never seek to tell thy love; Love that never told can be. For the gentle wind does move silently invisibly.
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Love Seek Silence
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Imagination Philosophy World
A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Goodness Religion Talk
For every thing that lives is Holy.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Live Religious
Without Contraries is no Progression.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Philosophy Progress
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Business Creation Man Myself Reason
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion
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Law Prison Religion
Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell’s despair.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Care Heaven Hell Love

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

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