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William Butler Yeats Quotes
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An aged man is but a paltry thing, A tattered coat upon a stick, unless Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing For every tatter in its mortal dress.
Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart.
Things thought too long can be no longer thought, For beauty dies of beauty, worth of worth, And ancient lineaments are blotted out.
The years like great black oxen tread the world, And God the herdsman goads them on behind, And I am broken by their passing feet.
Nothing but stillness can remain when hearts are full Of their own sweetness, bodies of their loveliness.
I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Why should we honor those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
If the rose puzzled its mind over the question of how it grew, it would not have been the miracle that it is.
If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
Too many things are occurring for even a big heart to hold.
Sad Quote
They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now
Life Quote
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Change Quote
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.
Motivational Quote
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
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