God guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSJoy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.
More William Butler Yeats Quotes
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In dreams begin responsibilitiy.
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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.
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There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
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From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.
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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 only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.
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A statesman is an easy man, he tells his lies by rote. A journalist invents his lies, and rams them down your throat. So stay at home and drink your beer and let the neighbors vote.
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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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Sometimes my feet are tired and my hands are quiet, but there is no quiet in my heart.
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Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
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By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.
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Everything in nature is resurrection.
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Teaching is not filling up a pail, it is lighting a fire.
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And a softness came from the starlight and filled me full to the bone.
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Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.
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