Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. William Butler Yeats Saintpatricksday
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die. William Butler Yeats Dating
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die. William Butler Yeats Truth
You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends' portraits hang and look thereon; Ireland's history in their lineaments trace; think where man's glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends. William Butler Yeats History
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself. William Butler Yeats History
Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends. William Butler Yeats Saintpatricksday
I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher. William Butler Yeats Best
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing. William Butler Yeats Happiness
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. William Butler Yeats Best
I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the conscience of mankind. William Butler Yeats Art
Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. William Butler Yeats Sympathy
You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends' portraits hang and look thereon; Ireland's history in their lineaments trace; think where man's glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends. William Butler Yeats Alone
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. William Butler Yeats Motivational
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself. William Butler Yeats Courage
The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth. William Butler Yeats Great
How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart. William Butler Yeats Romantic
I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right. William Butler Yeats Truth
We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. William Butler Yeats Poetry