Quote#Desire
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be…
Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), The Voice of the Devil.
English (original)
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.
— William Blake
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