William Butler Yeats on dreams
William Butler Yeats89 quotes“Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.”
More from William Butler Yeats
Any fool can fight a winning battle, but it needs character to fight a losing one, and that should inspire us; which reminds me that I dreamed the other night that I was being hanged, but was the life and soul of the party.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats 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.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats 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.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats I believe that our memories are part of one great memory, the memory of Nature herself.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats Hammer your thoughts into unity.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats I heard the old, old, men say ‘all that’s beautiful drifts away, like the waters.’
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats We taste and feel and see the truth. We do not reason ourselves into it.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats Sometimes my feet are tired and my hands are quiet, but there is no quiet in my heart.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats I broke my heart in two So hard I struck. What matter? for I know That out of rock, Out of a desolate source, Love leaps upon its course.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats 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.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats Neither Christ nor Buddha nor Socrates wrote a book, for to do so is to exchange life for a logical process.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats
Original quotes
From our community writers
Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
Meet the writers
More on dreams
I don’t know what I need, Maybe just dreams, the right people, and a spirit freed of all the worries, insecurities, and fear. A fulfilled life where visions and hearts are more clear.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Aren’t we all murderers? Sometimes of our emotions. Sometimes of our dream. Sometimes of our conscience for the sake of being downstream?
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava I am often asked what my aspirations for my music are. Do I want to fill big stadiums? Do I want to be a star? I just want to touch a few people’s hearts and show my daughters that they can follow their dreams.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette My dreams turn out to be sweet when they’re about you.
AurthurAurthur The more you focused & maintain consistency, the more you get closer to your dreams.
Carla StokesCarla Stokes Even in my dreams, you’re unsure.
N.M SanchezN.M Sanchez If you were ever to cut my flesh open, i would bleed in broken dreams & love i failed to give. for all that i have not done consume me more than all of the things I’ve done.
Shruthi SagarShruthi Sagar Sometimes things aren’t a dream because you don’t really think it’s a possibility.
Gigi HadidGigi Hadid
Keep exploring
More Irish poets
