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We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.

William Butler Yeats

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All men live in suffering I know as few can know, Whether they take the upper road Or stay content on the low.
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Live Low Man Satisfaction Stay Suffering
Sometimes my feet are tired and my hands are quiet, but there is no quiet in my heart.
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Hands Heart Myself Quiet
One should say before sleeping: I have lived many lives. I have been a slave and a prince. Many a beloved has sat upon my knee and I have sat upon the knees of many a beloved. Everything that has been shall be again.
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The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
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Drink Man Sober Worst
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.
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Growth Happiness Philosophy Simplicity Spiritual Virtue
Mysticism has been in the past and probably ever will be one of the great powers of the world and it is bad scholarship to pretend the contrary.
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Contrary Greatness Mystery Past Power Pretend World
Everything that’s lovely is But a brief, dreamy kind of delight.
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Brief Delight Dreams Kind Love
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
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Appearance Beautiful Day Glow Season Wings
From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.
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Born Death Eyes Life Short Time Wink
When two close kindred meet, What better than call a dance?
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Better Call Connection Dance Togetherness
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.
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Best Logic Mindset People Philosophy Starve
Though leaves are many, the root is one; Through all the lying days of my youth I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun Now I may wither into the truth.
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Day Leaves Lying Myself Root Truth Youth
The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.
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Brief Joy Knowledge Time Tragedy
Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
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Difference Genius Talent Unity
Though leaves are many, the root is one.
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Connection Leaves Nature Oneself Root Spiritual Tree
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
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Action Advice Hard Work Patience Wait

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