Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

Quote by William Butler Yeats

Topics: Temptation Quotes

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

An intellectual hatred is the worst.

An intellectual hatred is the worst.

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The...

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The...

May God be praised for woman That gives up all her mind, A man may...

May God be praised for woman That gives up all her mind, A man may...

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah,...

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah,...

Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and...

Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and...

Who can tell the dancer from the dance?

Who can tell the dancer from the dance?

Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered...

Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered...

Cast your mind on other days that we in coming days may be still the...

Cast your mind on other days that we in coming days may be still the...

Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.

Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.

I hate journalists. There is nothing in them but tittering jeering emptiness. They have all...

I hate journalists. There is nothing in them but tittering jeering emptiness. They have all...

Be secret and exult, Because of all things known That is most difficult.

Be secret and exult, Because of all things known That is most difficult.

Where, where but here have Pride and Truth, That long to give themselves for wage,...

Where, where but here have Pride and Truth, That long to give themselves for wage,...

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

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

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah,...

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah,...

Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.

Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to...

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to...

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three...

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three...

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous...

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous...