Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSAnd pluck till time and times are done the silver apples of the moon the golden apples of the sun.
More William Butler Yeats Quotes
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The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood.
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God guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone.
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Everything in nature is resurrection.
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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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Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.
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I cast my heart into my rhymes, That you, in the dim coming times, May know how my heart went with them After the red-rose-bordered hem.
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only an aching heart Conceives a changeless work of art.
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Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.
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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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Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.
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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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Sometimes my feet are tired and my hands are quiet, but there is no quiet in my heart.
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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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Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
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And a softness came from the starlight and filled me full to the bone.
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