Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSThere midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
More William Butler Yeats Quotes
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Man is in love and loves what vanishes, What more is there to say?
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Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned.
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Neither Christ nor Buddha nor Socrates wrote a book, for to do so is to exchange life for a logical process.
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It seems to me that true love is a discipline.
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People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.
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Wine enters through the mouth, Love, the eyes. I raise the glass to my mouth, I look at you, I sigh.
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All dreams of the soul End in a beautiful man’s or woman’s body.
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If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
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It takes more courage to dig deep in the dark corners of your own soul and the back alleys of your society than it does for a soldier to fight on the battlefield.
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Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
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If what I say resonates with you, it’s merely because we’re branches of the same tree.
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An intellectual hate is the worst.
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The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.
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In dreams begins responsibility.
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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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