The soul of man is of the imperishable substance of the stars!
William Butler Yeats
Imperishable Soul, Star Substance, Immortality, Divinity, Essence, Cosmos
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“Time can but make her beauty over again.” William Butler Yeats
Beauty, Time, Renewal, Aging, Restoration, Growth
William Butler Yeats Beauty, Time, Renewal, Aging, Restoration, Growth“Oh, who could have foretold That the heart grows old?” William Butler Yeats
Aging Heart, Unforeseen Time, Timeless Emotion, Heart, Time, Old
William Butler Yeats Aging Heart, Unforeseen Time, Timeless Emotion, Heart, Time, Old“A living man is blind and drinks his drop. What matter if the ditches are impure? What matter if I live it all once more?” William Butler Yeats
Blind Living, Impure Ditches, Acceptance Of Life, Imperfection, Resilience, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Blind Living, Impure Ditches, Acceptance Of Life, Imperfection, Resilience, Reflection“Because of something told under the famished horn Of the hunter’s moon, that hung between the night and the day, To dream of women whose beauty was folded in dismay, Even in an old story, is a burden not to be borne.” William Butler Yeats
Burdened Dreams, Lunar Mystery, Beauty’s Sorrow, Dreams, Moon, Sorrow
William Butler Yeats Burdened Dreams, Lunar Mystery, Beauty’s Sorrow, Dreams, Moon, Sorrow“For men were born to pray and save: Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone, It’s with O’Leary in the grave.” William Butler Yeats
Romantic Ireland, Past Glory, Cultural Loss, Ireland, Romanticism, Loss
William Butler Yeats Romantic Ireland, Past Glory, Cultural Loss, Ireland, Romanticism, Loss“Whatever flames upon the night Man’s own resinous heart has fed.” William Butler Yeats
Inner Reflection, Emotional Depth, Human Nature, Quiet Strength, Self Awareness, Spiritual Flame
William Butler Yeats Inner Reflection, Emotional Depth, Human Nature, Quiet Strength, Self Awareness, Spiritual Flame“What do we know but that we face one another in this place?” William Butler Yeats
Facing Each Other, Knowing Place, Connection, Encounter, Reflection, Humanity
William Butler Yeats Facing Each Other, Knowing Place, Connection, Encounter, Reflection, Humanity“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“We have lit upon the gentle, sensitive mind And lost the old nonchalance of the hand; Whether we have chosen chisel, pen or brush, We are but critics, or but half create.” William Butler Yeats
Artistic Struggle, Creative Reflection, Lost Simplicity, Expression, Sensitivity, Critique
William Butler Yeats Artistic Struggle, Creative Reflection, Lost Simplicity, Expression, Sensitivity, Critique“I carry from my mother’s womb a fanatic’s heart.” William Butler Yeats
Passionate Nature, Inherited Fire, Intense Conviction, Fanatic, Heart, Conviction
William Butler Yeats Passionate Nature, Inherited Fire, Intense Conviction, Fanatic, Heart, Conviction“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“When Walt Whitman writes in seeming defiance of tradition, he needs tradition for his protection, for the butcher and the baker and the candlestick-maker grow merry over him when they meet his work by chance.” William Butler Yeats
Traditional Roots, Artistic Balance, Public Opinion, Tradition, Whitman, Writing
William Butler Yeats Traditional Roots, Artistic Balance, Public Opinion, Tradition, Whitman, Writing“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“When such as I cast out remorse; So great a sweetness flows into the breast; We must laugh and we must sing, We are blest by everything, Everything we look upon is blessed.” William Butler Yeats
Joyful Acceptance, Grateful Living, Life’s Blessings, Joy, Gratitude, Blessings
William Butler Yeats Joyful Acceptance, Grateful Living, Life’s Blessings, Joy, Gratitude, Blessings“There is no deformity But saves us from a dream.” William Butler Yeats
Imperfection’s Role, Dream’s Safety, Hidden Strength, Imperfection, Dream, Safety
William Butler Yeats Imperfection’s Role, Dream’s Safety, Hidden Strength, Imperfection, Dream, Safety“What is literature but the expression of moods by the vehicle of symbol and incident?” William Butler Yeats
Symbolism, Literature, Emotions, Expression, Reflection, Thought
William Butler Yeats Symbolism, Literature, Emotions, Expression, Reflection, Thought“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
William Butler Yeats Endless Love, Celestial Imagery, Romantic Devotion, Love, Stars, Moon“The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves The brilliant moon and all the milky sky And all that famous harmony of leaves Had blotted out man’s image and his cry.” William Butler Yeats
Sparrow Brawling, Harmony Of Leaves, Blotted Man’s Cry, Nature, Silence, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Sparrow Brawling, Harmony Of Leaves, Blotted Man’s Cry, Nature, Silence, Reflection