Wine enters through the mouth, Love, the eyes. I raise the glass to my mouth, I look at you, I sigh.
William Butler Yeats
Romantic Gesture, Poetic Love, Sighing Longing, Wine, Love, Sigh
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“The wind blows out of the gates of the day, The wind blows over the lonely of heart, And the lonely of heart is withered away.” William Butler Yeats
Isolation, Loneliness, Nature, Reflection, Emotional Pain, Serenity
William Butler Yeats Isolation, Loneliness, Nature, Reflection, Emotional Pain, Serenity“The soldier takes pride in saluting his Captain, The devotee proffers a knee to his Lord, Some back a mare thrown from a thoroughbred, Troy backed its Helen, Troy died and adored; Great nations blossom above, A slave bows down to a slave.” William Butler Yeats
Loyal Soldier, Nation’s Glory, Devotee’s Faith, Soldier, Nation, Faith
William Butler Yeats Loyal Soldier, Nation’s Glory, Devotee’s Faith, Soldier, Nation, Faith“If what I say resonates with you, it’s merely because we’re branches of the same tree.” William Butler Yeats
Resonating Words, Same Tree, Shared Roots, Connection, Unity, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Resonating Words, Same Tree, Shared Roots, Connection, Unity, Reflection“Florence Farr once said to me, If we could say to ourselves, with sincerity, ‘this passing moment is as good as any I shall ever know,’ we could die upon the instant and be united with God.” William Butler Yeats
Sincere Moments, United With God, Passing Moment, Eternity, Reflection, Acceptance
William Butler Yeats Sincere Moments, United With God, Passing Moment, Eternity, Reflection, Acceptance“The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.” William Butler Yeats
Head And Heart, Ceaseless Obeisance, Wisdom Of Emotion, Devotion, Love, Balance
William Butler Yeats Head And Heart, Ceaseless Obeisance, Wisdom Of Emotion, Devotion, Love, Balance“All things can tempt me from this craft of verse: One time it was a woman’s face, or worse – The seeming needs of my fool-driven land; Now nothing but comes readier to the hand Than this accustomed toil.” William Butler Yeats
Temptation From Verse, Fool-Driven Land, Accustomed Toil, Art, Dedication, Distraction
William Butler Yeats Temptation From Verse, Fool-Driven Land, Accustomed Toil, Art, Dedication, Distraction“For to articulate sweet sounds together Is to work harder than all these, and yet Be thought an idler by the noisy set Of bankers, schoolmasters, and clergymen The martyrs call the world.” William Butler Yeats
Creative Expression, Art, Individuality, Criticism, Isolation, Professionalism
William Butler Yeats Creative Expression, Art, Individuality, Criticism, Isolation, Professionalism“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“Myself I must remake.” William Butler Yeats
Personal Growth, Inner Transformation, Life’s Journey, Resilience, Renewal, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Personal Growth, Inner Transformation, Life’s Journey, Resilience, Renewal, Reflection“Any fool can fight a winning battle, but it needs character to fight a losing one, and that should inspire us; which reminds me that I dreamed the other night that I was being hanged, but was the life and soul of the party.” William Butler Yeats
Perseverance, Courage, Defeat, Dream, Resilience, Hope
William Butler Yeats Perseverance, Courage, Defeat, Dream, Resilience, Hope“Gaze no more in the bitter glass The demons, with their subtle guile, Lift up before us when they pass, Or only gaze a little while...” William Butler Yeats
Self-Reflection, Inner Struggle, Demonic Influence, Vulnerability, Guilt, Temptation
William Butler Yeats Self-Reflection, Inner Struggle, Demonic Influence, Vulnerability, Guilt, Temptation“A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love.” William Butler Yeats
Hidden Sadness, Love’s Depth, Unspoken Emotions, Sadness, Love, Emotions
William Butler Yeats Hidden Sadness, Love’s Depth, Unspoken Emotions, Sadness, Love, Emotions“The house ghost is usually a harmless and well-meaning creature. It is put up with as long as possible. It brings good luck to those who live with it.” William Butler Yeats
House Ghost, Harmless Spirit, Good Luck, Domestic Creature, Quiet Presence, Enduring Tolerance
William Butler Yeats House Ghost, Harmless Spirit, Good Luck, Domestic Creature, Quiet Presence, Enduring Tolerance“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
Judging Me, Hallowed Place, Friends’ Portraits, Friendship, Legacy, Glory
William Butler Yeats Judging Me, Hallowed Place, Friends’ Portraits, Friendship, Legacy, Glory“The soul of man is of the imperishable substance of the stars!” William Butler Yeats
Imperishable Soul, Star Substance, Immortality, Divinity, Essence, Cosmos
William Butler Yeats Imperishable Soul, Star Substance, Immortality, Divinity, Essence, Cosmos“Only God, my dear, Could love you for yourself alone And not your yellow hair.” William Butler Yeats
God’s Love, Yourself Alone, Yellow Hair, Acceptance, Devotion, Uniqueness
William Butler Yeats God’s Love, Yourself Alone, Yellow Hair, Acceptance, Devotion, Uniqueness“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
Field Of Battle, Abyss Of Self, Reckless Courage, Introspection, Honor, Reflection
William Butler Yeats Field Of Battle, Abyss Of Self, Reckless Courage, Introspection, Honor, Reflection“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“When all is said and done, how do we know but that our own unreason may be better than another’s truth? for it has been warmed on our hearths and in our souls, and is ready for the wild bees of truth to hive in it, and make their sweet honey.” William Butler Yeats
Unreason Truth, Soul’s Hearth, Sweet Honey, Truth, Soul, Honey
William Butler Yeats Unreason Truth, Soul’s Hearth, Sweet Honey, Truth, Soul, Honey