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William Butler Yeats quotes

Irish Poet June 13, 1865 – January 28, 1939

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Literature is always personal, always one man's vision of the world, one man's experience, and it can only be popular when men are ready to welcome the visions of others. William Butler Yeats
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
William Butler Yeats quote: "Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the..."
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. William Butler Yeats
Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame! William Butler Yeats
This melancholy London - I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air. William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "Nor dread nor hope attend. A dying animal; A man awaits his..."
Nor dread nor hope attend. A dying animal; A man awaits his end. Dreading and hoping all. William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "I spit into the face of time that has transfigured me"
I spit into the face of time that has transfigured me William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because..."
I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "But I being poor have only my dreams. I have laid my dreams..."
But I being poor have only my dreams. I have laid my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. William Butler Yeats
Cuchulain stirred, Stared on the horses of the sea, and heard. The cars of battle and his own name cried; And fought with the invulnerable tide. William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "Heart-mysteries there, and yet when all is said. It was the..."
Heart-mysteries there, and yet when all is said. It was the dream itself enchanted me("The Circus Animal's Desertion") William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "In dreams begins responsibility."
In dreams begins responsibility. William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "In dreams begin responsibilities."
In dreams begin responsibilities. William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "Romantic Ireland's dead and gone. It's with O' Leary in the..."
Romantic Ireland's dead and gone. It's with O' Leary in the grave(September 1913) William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats quote: "If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."
If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise. William Butler Yeats

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