Quote by William Blake
He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he

He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternitys sunrise. – William Blake

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Embraces are cominglings from the head even to the feet, and not a pompous high priest entering by a secret place. – William Blake

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The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself. – William Blake

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To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour. – William Blake

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I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. – C.S. Lewis

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We ask God to forgive us for our evil thoughts and evil temper, but rarely, if ever ask Him to forgive us for our sadness. – R. W. Dale

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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. – Michel de Montaigne

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Unexplained joy is always so keen that… it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable. – Jessie B. Fremont

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