only an aching heart Conceives a changeless work of art.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSThe tragedy of sexual intercourse is the perpetual virginity of the soul.
More William Butler Yeats Quotes
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By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.
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What can be explained is not poetry.
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The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.
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Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
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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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All dreams of the soul End in a beautiful man’s or woman’s body.
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From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.
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The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood.
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Beloved, let your eyes half close, and your heart beat Over my heart, and your hair fall over my breast, Drowning love’s lonely hour in deep twilight of rest.
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All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.
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Myself I must remake.
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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
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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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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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Though leaves are many, the root is one.
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