William Butler Yeats Quotes

The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven't the time to cook it.

William Butler Yeats

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• The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven't the time to cook it.

  

  William Butler Yeats
  • Enjoy
  • Pleasure
  • Poor