"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."
-William Butler Yeats
migrate1View Quote
"I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.'“
-William Butler Yeats
posted in men
Other Quotes
Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection
"To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it at school - women must labor to be beautiful."
-William Butler Yeats
womenView Quote
"If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."
-William Butler Yeats
wisdomView Quote
"Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation."
-William Butler Yeats
wisdomView Quote
"I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right."
-William Butler Yeats
truthView Quote
"Man can embody truth but he cannot know it."
-William Butler Yeats
truthView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"The most positive men are the most credulous."
-Alexander Pope
menView Quote
"In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs."
-Walter Lippmann
menView Quote
"No man has any natural authority over his fellow men."
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
menView Quote
"Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them."
-Georg C. Lichtenberg
menView Quote
"Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions and take that of laborers Unions."
-John Ruskin
menView Quote
"Strong women only marry weak men."
-Bette Davis
menView Quote