Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Quote by William Butler Yeats

Topics: Glory Quotes

I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath,...

I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath,...

An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless...

An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless...

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.'

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may...

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may...

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...

When you are old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire,...

When you are old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire,...

Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be...

Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be...

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,...

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

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

Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the...

Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the...

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for...

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for...

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...

Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will...

Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will...

The Government does not intend these things to happen, the Commission on whose report the...

The Government does not intend these things to happen, the Commission on whose report the...

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,...

The land of fairy, where nobody gets old and godly and grave, where nobody gets...

The land of fairy, where nobody gets old and godly and grave, where nobody gets...

The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of...

The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of...

Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of...

Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of...

While we must remain determined to defeat terrorism, it isn't only terrorism we are fighting....

While we must remain determined to defeat terrorism, it isn't only terrorism we are fighting....

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and...

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and...

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart...

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart...