Ecstasy is from the contemplation of things vaster than the individual and imperfectly seen perhaps, by all those that still live.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSRose of all Roses, Rose of all the World! You, too, have come where the dim tides are hurled. Upon the wharves of sorrow, and heard ring The bell that calls us on; the sweet far thing.
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Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.
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By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.
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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
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The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
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Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.
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Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill.
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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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If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
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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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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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In dreams begins responsibility.
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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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If what I say resonates with you, it’s merely because we’re branches of the same tree.
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And wisdom is a butterfly And not a gloomy bird of prey.
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The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood.
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