We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.

Quote by William Butler Yeats

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Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods...

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods...

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.

The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance...

The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance...

We . . . are no petty people. We are of the great stocks of...

We . . . are no petty people. We are of the great stocks of...

In dreams begins responsibility.

In dreams begins responsibility.

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

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

But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your...

But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your...

Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all...

Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all...

Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned...

Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned...

Accursed who brings to light of day the writings I have cast away.

Accursed who brings to light of day the writings I have cast away.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it...

To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it...

Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand...

Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand...

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...

I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest...

I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest...