For he would be thinking of love Till the stars had run away And the shadows eaten the moon.
William Butler Yeats
Endless Love, Celestial Imagery, Romantic Devotion, Love, Stars, Moon
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“The blessed spirits must be sought within the self which is common to all.” William Butler Yeats
Spirituality, Self-Discovery, Reflection, Universal, Inner Peace, Transcendence
William Butler Yeats Spirituality, Self-Discovery, Reflection, Universal, Inner Peace, Transcendence“There’s keen delight in what we have: The rattle of pebbles on the shore Under the receding wave.” William Butler Yeats
Keen Delight, Pebbles On Shore, Receding Wave, Simplicity, Contentment, Nature
William Butler Yeats Keen Delight, Pebbles On Shore, Receding Wave, Simplicity, Contentment, Nature“While on that old grey stone I sat Under the old wind-broken tree, I knew that One is animate, Mankind inanimate phantasy.” William Butler Yeats
Nature’s Truth, Animate Being, Mankind’s Illusion, Nature, Truth, Illusion
William Butler Yeats Nature’s Truth, Animate Being, Mankind’s Illusion, Nature, Truth, Illusion“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats
Education Fire, Ignited Mind, Passionate Learning, Knowledge Growth, Wisdom Spark, Inspired Thought
William Butler Yeats Education Fire, Ignited Mind, Passionate Learning, Knowledge Growth, Wisdom Spark, Inspired Thought“A lonely impulse of delight.” William Butler Yeats
Lonely Impulse, Moment Of Joy, Solitary Happiness, Emotion, Beauty, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Lonely Impulse, Moment Of Joy, Solitary Happiness, Emotion, Beauty, Reflection“Swift has sailed into his rest; Savage indignation there Cannot lacerate his breast Imitate him if you dare, World-besotted traveler; he Served human liberty.” William Butler Yeats
Swift’s Rest, Savage Indignation, Human Liberty, Inspired Traveler, Fierce Spirit, Eternal Legacy
William Butler Yeats Swift’s Rest, Savage Indignation, Human Liberty, Inspired Traveler, Fierce Spirit, Eternal Legacy“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” William Butler Yeats
Falling Apart, Center Cannot Hold, Chaos And Collapse, Disorder, Fragility, Change
William Butler Yeats Falling Apart, Center Cannot Hold, Chaos And Collapse, Disorder, Fragility, Change“Shakespearean fish swam the sea, far away from land; Romantic fish swam in nets coming to the hand.” William Butler Yeats
Shakespearean Fish, Romantic Nets, Sea And Land, Contrast, Metaphor, Artistry
William Butler Yeats Shakespearean Fish, Romantic Nets, Sea And Land, Contrast, Metaphor, Artistry“We had fed the heart on fantasies, The heart’s grown brutal from the fare, More substance in our enmities Than in our love.” William Butler Yeats
Fantasy, Reality, Bitterness, Disillusionment, Passion, Struggle
William Butler Yeats Fantasy, Reality, Bitterness, Disillusionment, Passion, Struggle“I – love’s skein upon the ground, My body in the tomb – Shall leap into the light lost In my mother’s womb.” William Butler Yeats
Love’s Skein, Tomb Leap, Mother’s Womb, Love, Tomb, Light
William Butler Yeats Love’s Skein, Tomb Leap, Mother’s Womb, Love, Tomb, Light“I sat on cushioned otter-skin: My word was law from Ith to Emain, And shook at Invar Amargin The hearts of the world-troubling seamen, And drove tumult and war away.” William Butler Yeats
Leadership, Authority, Reflection, Power, Wisdom, Influence
William Butler Yeats Leadership, Authority, Reflection, Power, Wisdom, Influence“Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought – asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation.” William Butler Yeats
Actionable Wisdom, Living Reflection, Quiet Conversation, Thought To Action, Intellectual Humility, Timeless Learning
William Butler Yeats Actionable Wisdom, Living Reflection, Quiet Conversation, Thought To Action, Intellectual Humility, Timeless Learning“Whence had they come The hand and lash that beat down frigid Rome? What sacred drama through her body heaved When world-transforming Charlemagne was conceived?” William Butler Yeats
Historical Legacy, Sacred Drama, Frigid Rome, Legacy, Transformation, Charlemagne
William Butler Yeats Historical Legacy, Sacred Drama, Frigid Rome, Legacy, Transformation, Charlemagne“How but in custom and in ceremony are innocence and beauty born?” William Butler Yeats
Ceremonial Beauty, Innocence Born, Custom, Tradition, Symbolism, Origin
William Butler Yeats Ceremonial Beauty, Innocence Born, Custom, Tradition, Symbolism, Origin“And the merry love the fiddle, and the merry love to dance.” William Butler Yeats
Merry Fiddle, Dancing Love, Joyful Spirit, Lively Harmony, Cheerful Heart, Playful Celebration
William Butler Yeats Merry Fiddle, Dancing Love, Joyful Spirit, Lively Harmony, Cheerful Heart, Playful Celebration“A passion-driven exultant man sings out Sentences that he has never thought...” William Butler Yeats
Passion-Driven, Exultant Song, Unthought Sentences, Inspiration, Expression, Spontaneity
William Butler Yeats Passion-Driven, Exultant Song, Unthought Sentences, Inspiration, Expression, Spontaneity“Homer is my example and his unchristened heart.” William Butler Yeats
Classical Literature, Legacy, Heroism, Storytelling, Reflection, Inspiration
William Butler Yeats Classical Literature, Legacy, Heroism, Storytelling, Reflection, Inspiration“Supreme art is a traditional statement of certain heroic and religious truth, passed on from age to age, modified by individual genius, but never abandoned.” William Butler Yeats
Supreme Art, Heroic Truth, Individual Genius, Tradition, Legacy, Expression
William Butler Yeats Supreme Art, Heroic Truth, Individual Genius, Tradition, Legacy, Expression“Time drops in decay Like a candle burnt out. And the mountains and woods Have their day, have their day; But, kindly old rout Of the fire-born moods, You pass not away.” William Butler Yeats
Time, Decay, Cycles, Nature, Beauty, Endurance
William Butler Yeats Time, Decay, Cycles, Nature, Beauty, Endurance“My soul had found All happiness in its own cause or ground. Godhead on Godhead in sexual spasm begot Godhead. Some shadow fell. My soul forgot Those amorous cries that out of quiet come And must the common round of day resume.” William Butler Yeats
Spiritual Union, Lost Happiness, Daily Struggles, Soul, Happiness, Union
William Butler Yeats Spiritual Union, Lost Happiness, Daily Struggles, Soul, Happiness, Union