And pluck till time and times are done the silver apples of the moon the golden apples of the sun.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSThink like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
More William Butler Yeats Quotes
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Everything in nature is resurrection.
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God guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone.
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And wisdom is a butterfly And not a gloomy bird of prey.
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Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.
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Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.
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The mystical life is the centre of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write. I have always considered myself a voice of what I believe to be a greater renaissance – the revolt of the soul against the intellect.
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Everything exists, everything is true and the earth is just a bit of dust beneath our feet.
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The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.
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Ecstasy is from the contemplation of things vaster than the individual and imperfectly seen perhaps, by all those that still live.
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Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
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The tragedy of sexual intercourse is the perpetual virginity of the soul.
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Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
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Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!
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We taste and feel and see the truth. We do not reason ourselves into it.
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But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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