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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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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I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. – William Blake

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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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Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. – William Congreve

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

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Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels Gods eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy. – Alfred A. Montapert

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