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He who desires but does not act, breeds pestilence. - William Blak

He who desires but does not act, breeds pestilence. – William Blake

Other quotes by William Blake

I see every thing I paint in this world, but everybody does not see alike. To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. – William Blake

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Perspective
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William Blake
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It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God alone. – William Blake

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Angels
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William Blake
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Other Quotes from
Desires
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The desire of the lazy kill him; for his hands refuse to labor. Proverbs 21:25 – Bible

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Desires

Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction; the others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. – Baron William Henry Beveridge

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Desires

I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer. – Bayazid Al-Bistami

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Desires

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul. Proverbs 13:19 – Bible

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Desires

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Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. – Marcelene Cox

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I dont know if its a romantic comedy but Im in the beginning of the first of the season of The West Wing. We shot it last year. I dont know. If anyone asks me to be in one, Ill jump on it. – Jason Isaacs

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