Nor bird nor beast Could make me wish for anything this day, Being old, but that the old alone might die, And that would be against God’s Providence.
William Butler Yeats
Aging Wisdom, Divine Will, Mortal Thoughts, Acceptance, Patience, Life’s Balance
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More William Butler Yeats Quotes
“We taste and feel and see the truth. We do not reason ourselves into it.” William Butler Yeats
Truth Experience, Taste Feel See, Intuition, Perception, Clarity, Reality
William Butler Yeats Truth Experience, Taste Feel See, Intuition, Perception, Clarity, Reality“Everything we look upon is blest.” William Butler Yeats
Blessed Vision, Look Upon, Perception, Grace, Beauty, Gratitude
William Butler Yeats Blessed Vision, Look Upon, Perception, Grace, Beauty, Gratitude“Those men that in their writings are most wise Own nothing but their blind, stupefied hearts.” William Butler Yeats
Wisdom’s Burden, Heart’s Ignorance, Intellectual Truth, Passion, Reflection, Humanity
William Butler Yeats Wisdom’s Burden, Heart’s Ignorance, Intellectual Truth, Passion, Reflection, Humanity“Heaven blazing into the head: Tragedy wrought to its uttermost. Though Hamlet rambles and Lear rages And all the drop-scenes drop at once Upon a hundred thousand stages It cannot grow by an inch or an ounce.” William Butler Yeats
Blazing Heaven, Tragedy Uttermost, Hamlet Rambles, Drama, Stages, Intensity
William Butler Yeats Blazing Heaven, Tragedy Uttermost, Hamlet Rambles, Drama, Stages, Intensity“Give to these children, new from the world, Rest far from men. Is anything better, anything better? Tell us it then...” William Butler Yeats
Children’s Rest, Far From Men, Innocent World, Peace, Solitude, Purity
William Butler Yeats Children’s Rest, Far From Men, Innocent World, Peace, Solitude, Purity“I thought of rhyme alone, For rhyme can beat a measure out of trouble And make the daylight sweet once more.” William Butler Yeats
Rhyme, Poetry, Healing, Reflection, Expression, Creativity
William Butler Yeats Rhyme, Poetry, Healing, Reflection, Expression, Creativity“A terrible beauty is born.” William Butler Yeats
Beauty, Transformation, Tragedy, Strength, Inspiration, Awakening
William Butler Yeats Beauty, Transformation, Tragedy, Strength, Inspiration, Awakening“There are a few of the open-air spirits; the more domestic of their tribe gather within-doors, plentiful as swallows under southern eaves.” William Butler Yeats
Open-Air Spirits, Domestic Tribe, Southern Eaves, Free Souls, Communal Warmth, Tranquil Habitats
William Butler Yeats Open-Air Spirits, Domestic Tribe, Southern Eaves, Free Souls, Communal Warmth, Tranquil Habitats“Laughter not time destroyed my voice And put that crack in it, And when the moon’s pot-bellied I get a laughing fit.” William Butler Yeats
Laughter Over Time, Moon’s Shape, Humor In Aging, Resilience, Joy, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Laughter Over Time, Moon’s Shape, Humor In Aging, Resilience, Joy, Reflection“I thought it out this very day, Noon upon the clock, A man may put pretence away Who leans upon a stick, May sing, and sing until he drop, Whether to maid or hag.” William Butler Yeats
Pretence Away, Singing Man, Clock Noon, Simplicity, Aging, Reality
William Butler Yeats Pretence Away, Singing Man, Clock Noon, Simplicity, Aging, Reality“And when you sigh from kiss to kiss I hear white Beauty sighing, too, For hours when all must fade like dew...” William Butler Yeats
Love’s Ephemerality, Beauty’s Sigh, Fleeting Passion, Romance, Yearning, Nostalgia
William Butler Yeats Love’s Ephemerality, Beauty’s Sigh, Fleeting Passion, Romance, Yearning, Nostalgia“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” William Butler Yeats
Magic, Wonder, Perception, Imagination, Patience, Awe
William Butler Yeats Magic, Wonder, Perception, Imagination, Patience, Awe“Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.” William Butler Yeats
Labouring Joy, Triumph Will, Overcoming Obstacles, Joy, Triumph, Will
William Butler Yeats Labouring Joy, Triumph Will, Overcoming Obstacles, Joy, Triumph, Will“I passed a little further on and heard a peacock say: Who made the grass and made the worms and made my feathers gay, He is a monstrous peacock, and He waveth all the night His languid tail above us, lit with myriad spots of light.” William Butler Yeats
Peacock’s Pride, Nature’s Creator, Night Imagery, Vanity, Creation, Beauty
William Butler Yeats Peacock’s Pride, Nature’s Creator, Night Imagery, Vanity, Creation, Beauty“Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that I lie.” William Butler Yeats
Earth Dressed, Love Dies, Spring Returns, Transformation, Mortality, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Earth Dressed, Love Dies, Spring Returns, Transformation, Mortality, Reflection“Tis the eternal law, That first in beauty should be first in might.” William Butler Yeats
Eternal Law, Beauty Might, Strength Rule, Law, Beauty, Might
William Butler Yeats Eternal Law, Beauty Might, Strength Rule, Law, Beauty, Might“And learn that the best thing is To change my loves while dancing And pay but a kiss for a kiss.” William Butler Yeats
Changing Loves, Dancing Kiss, Fleeting, Love, Exchange, Experience
William Butler Yeats Changing Loves, Dancing Kiss, Fleeting, Love, Exchange, Experience“Because I helped to wind the clock, I come to hear it strike.” William Butler Yeats
Time’s Reflection, Purposeful Actions, Life’s Moments, Time, Actions, Purpose
William Butler Yeats Time’s Reflection, Purposeful Actions, Life’s Moments, Time, Actions, Purpose