Quotes by Yeats, William Butler

The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God the herdsman >>

In dreams begin responsibility. >>

The intellect of man is forced to choose perfection of the life, or of >>

Quotations about Words

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. >>

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from whi >>

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things. >>

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.

Yeats, William Butler