William Blake Quotes
Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't drink at lunchtime because I'm very weak at alcohol like most Asians.
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The yogi offers his labyrinthine human longings to a monotheistic bonfire dedicated to the unparalleled God. This is indeed the true yogic fire ceremony, in which all past and present desires are fuel consumed by love divine.
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That's the era we grew up in. It's weak to go to a psychiatrist.
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For Man's grim Justice goes its way,And will not swerve aside:It slays the weak, it slays the strong,It has a deadly stride:With iron heel it slays the strong,The monstrous parricide!
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A Mormon is a man that has the bad taste and the religion to do what a good many other people are restrained from doing by conscientious scruples and the police.
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Revenge is for the weak so I have settled my vendettas with all of the kids who made my early life a living hell.
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The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God.
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There is no strong beer, just weak men.
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Men are weak and constantly need reassurance, so now that they fail to find adulation in the opposite sex, they're turning to each other. Less and less do men need women. More and more do gentlemen prefer gentlemen.
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A soul who loves Jesus Christ desires to be treated the way Christ was treated-desires to be poor, despised, and humiliated.
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I am afraid he has one of those terribly weak natures that are susceptible to influence.
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The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires.
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Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
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Now I know the full power of evil. It makes ugliness seem beautiful and goodness seem ugly and weak.
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There are no good saves, there are only weak shots.
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It's weak and despicable to go on wanting things and not trying to get them.
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Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves.
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You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.
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Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.
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Liberal education develops a sense of right, duty and honor; and more and more in the modern world, large business rests on rectitude and honor as well as on good judgment.
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Science has gone a long way toward helping man to free himself from the burden of hard labor; yet, science itself is not a liberator. It creates means, not goals. It is up to men to utilize those means to achieve reasonable goals.
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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
