Author: William Butler Yeats

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There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

- William Butler Yeats

The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.

The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.

- William Butler Yeats

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

- William Butler Yeats

In dreams begins responsibility.

In dreams begins responsibility.

- William Butler Yeats

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.

- William Butler Yeats

The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.

The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.

- William Butler Yeats

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

- William Butler Yeats

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

- William Butler Yeats

I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.'

I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.'

- William Butler Yeats

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