And wisdom is a butterfly And not a gloomy bird of prey.
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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In dreams begin responsibilitiy.
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Yet they that know all things but know That all this life can give us is, A child’s laughter, a woman’s kiss.
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By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.
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If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
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What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.
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Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
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There is another world, but it is in this one.
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Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.
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All dreams of the soul End in a beautiful man’s or woman’s body.
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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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Everything in nature is resurrection.
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All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.
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It seems to me that true love is a discipline.
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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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It seems to me that love, if it is fine, is essentially a discipline.
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