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William Butler Yeats Quotes

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart Picture Quote #1

The true poet is all the time a visionary and whether with friends or not, as much alone as a man on his death bed Picture Quote #1

Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation Picture Quote #1

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself Picture Quote #1

Wine comes in at the mouth and love comes in at the eye; that's all we shall know for truth before we grow old and die Picture Quote #1

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams Picture Quote #1

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Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill Picture Quote #1

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, we are happy when we are growing Picture Quote #1

I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death Picture Quote #1

I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher Picture Quote #1

I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots Picture Quote #1

One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end Picture Quote #1

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Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart Picture Quote #1

People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind Picture Quote #1

Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round Picture Quote #1

To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it at school - women must labor to be beautiful Picture Quote #1

We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry Picture Quote #1

Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all Picture Quote #1

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Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends Picture Quote #1

Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible Picture Quote #1

The labor of the alchemists, who were called artist in their day, is a befitting comparison for a deliberate change of style Picture Quote #1

All art is in the last analysis an endeavor to condense as out of the flying vapor of the world an image of human perfection, and for its own and not for the art’s sake Picture Quote #1

Cats are oppressed, dogs terrify them, landladies starve them, boys stone them, everybody speaks of them with contempt. If they were human beings we could talk of their oppressors with a studied violence, add our strength to theirs, even organize the oppressed and like good politicians sell our charity for power Picture Quote #1

The desire that is satisfied is not a great desire, nor has the shoulder used all its might that an unbreakable gate has never strained Picture Quote #1

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It is not permitted to a man, who takes up pen or chisel, to seek originality, for passion is his only business, and he cannot but mould or sing after a new fashion because no disaster is like another Picture Quote #1

The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven’t the time to cook it Picture Quote #1

Only the dead can be forgiven; But when I think of that my tongue’s a stone Picture Quote #1

In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages there are no minorities; people are not numerous enough. You must see the world there, perforce. Every man is himself a class Picture Quote #1

When all is said and done, how do we know but that our own unreason may be better than another’s truth? for it has been warmed on our hearths and in our souls, and is ready for the wild bees of truth to hive in it, and make their sweet honey Picture Quote #1

Longfellow has his popularity, in the main, because he tells his story or his idea so that one needs nothing but his verses to understand it Picture Quote #1

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How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart (William Butler Yeats Quotes) The true poet is all the time a visionary and whether with friends or not, as much alone as a man on his death bed (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Wine comes in at the mouth and love comes in at the eye; that's all we shall know for truth before we grow old and die (William Butler Yeats Quotes) But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, we are happy when we are growing (William Butler Yeats Quotes) I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death (William Butler Yeats Quotes) I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher (William Butler Yeats Quotes) I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots (William Butler Yeats Quotes) One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart (William Butler Yeats Quotes) People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round (William Butler Yeats Quotes) To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it at school - women must labor to be beautiful (William Butler Yeats Quotes) We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible (William Butler Yeats Quotes) The labor of the alchemists, who were called artist in their day, is a befitting comparison for a deliberate change of style (William Butler Yeats Quotes) All art is in the last analysis an endeavor to condense as out of the flying vapor of the world an image of human perfection, and for its own and not for the art’s sake (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Cats are oppressed, dogs terrify them, landladies starve them, boys stone them, everybody speaks of them with contempt. If they were human beings we could talk of their oppressors with a studied violence, add our strength to theirs, even organize the oppressed and like good politicians sell our charity for power (William Butler Yeats Quotes) The desire that is satisfied is not a great desire, nor has the shoulder used all its might that an unbreakable gate has never strained (William Butler Yeats Quotes) It is not permitted to a man, who takes up pen or chisel, to seek originality, for passion is his only business, and he cannot but mould or sing after a new fashion because no disaster is like another (William Butler Yeats Quotes) The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven’t the time to cook it (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Only the dead can be forgiven; But when I think of that my tongue’s a stone (William Butler Yeats Quotes) In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages there are no minorities; people are not numerous enough. You must see the world there, perforce. Every man is himself a class (William Butler Yeats Quotes) When all is said and done, how do we know but that our own unreason may be better than another’s truth? for it has been warmed on our hearths and in our souls, and is ready for the wild bees of truth to hive in it, and make their sweet honey (William Butler Yeats Quotes) Longfellow has his popularity, in the main, because he tells his story or his idea so that one needs nothing but his verses to understand it (William Butler Yeats Quotes)

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